Orson Scott Card Quotes on Rules
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Forget it, Mazer. I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first.
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Then I'll tell the truth. We're allowed to do that in emergencies. We can't plan for everything, you know.
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Never mind that the rules are stupid and counterproductive. I broke them.
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What an ugly world you choose to live in Not neat and pretty like yours, not bound about by rules the way yours is. Laws and principals, theories and hypotheses, may they cover your eyes and keep you happy
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He liked a woman who knew how to spell out the rules. He also like it that she had the same rules as he did
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[They] have a higher allegiance to their own conscience than to the rules others set down for them. It's a failing, if your object is to maintain order, but if your goal is to learn and adapt, it's a virtue.