T Quotes
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“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”
Source: The road ahead
“The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.”
“The first rule of being a mercenary? Find out what the client wants, then convince him that, a) you can get it for him, and, b) you're the ONLY one who can get it for him. Second rule? Lie. Often. The truth rarely serves you well in this business
-Cadeon Woede, mercenary, second in line to the throne of the rage demons, a.k.a. Cade the Kingmaker”
“The first rule of being a ninja is, 'Do no harm.' Unless you mean to do harm. Then do lots of harm.”
“The first rule of Bi Club is that you can talk about Bi Club all you want, because most people won't believe it's real anyway.”
Source: Ask a Queer Chick: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life for Girls Who Dig Girls
“The first rule of business is FUN”
“The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you”
“The first rule of comedy should be, you must be very lazy. Whoever works should be immediately removed.”
“The first rule of democracy is to distrust all leaders who begin to believe their own publicity.”
“The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight and wait till you get a bright idea.”
Source: How to solve it: a new aspect of mathematical method
“The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.”
“The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires chasing a finite number of goods, services and resources. The first rule of politics is to ignore the first rule of economics.”
“The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no matter how unjust and rudely delivered, can validate a man who fails to treat a woman with anything less than utmost courtesy." The boys hung on his every word. He glanced in her direction. "I have met some incredibly unpleasant women, and I have never failed in this duty. But I must admit: your sister may prove my undoing.”
“The first rule of Evernight is that any vampire who seeks sanctuary must be given a place." -Charity”
“The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club.”
“The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels.”
“The first rule of holes: When you're in one stop digging.”
“The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.”
“The first rule of improv is 'Never say no.' Use it when co-writing. To co-write, you need to be willing to be vulnerable with each other. You need to be stupid with each other.”
“The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you.”
“The first rule of making progress in anything you do is setting goals, allowing yourself to always have a finish line in sight. This provides a boost in motivation during those moments when slogging forward seems impossible, giving you something tangible to work towards at every moment.”
“The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.”
“The first rule of my speaking is: listen!”
“The first rule of PR is to get out in front of the story, and I think I was practicing that. It was also a weapon. I was also fortunate, despite being fat and nerdy, that I was never bullied. I could jump out in front, I was like, "Before you call me fat, do you have any extra mayonnaise?"”
“The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.”
“The first rule of scientific thinking dictates that one must maintain skepticism toward the existing literature.”
“The first rule of self control is never to put yourself in a position where you have to practice self control”
“The first rule of snooping is to come at it sideways--when you began writing me dizzy letters about Alexander, I didn't ask if you were in love with him, I asked what his favorite animal was. And your answer told me everything I needed to know about him--how many men would admit that they loved ducks?”
Source: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“The first rule of snooping is to come at it sideways.”
Source: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“The first rule of style is to have something to say. The second rule of style is to control yourself when, by chance, you have two things to say; say first one, then the other, not both at the same time.”
Source: How to solve it: a new aspect of mathematical method
“The first rule of success, and the one that supersedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia.”
“The first rule of survival is clear: Nothing is more dangerous than yesterday's success.”
Source: Adaptive Corporation
“The first rule of survival is: Make your own rules. The hell anyone thinks about the way you're acting; listen only to yourself.”
Source: Bouncing back: I've survived everything-- and I mean everything-- and you can too!
“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them”
“The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.”
Source: Ashes of Honor
“The first rule of trading - there are probably many first rules - is don't get caught in a situation in which you can lose a great deal of money for reasons you don't understand.”
“The first rule of translation: make sure you know at least one of the bloody languages!”
“The first rule of travel is that you should always go with someone you love, which is why I travel alone.”
“The first rule of truly living is to do the things you're most afraid of.”
“The first rule of venture capitalism is hands-on experience. You have to get your hands dirty.”
“The first rule of womanizing: Never fall in love.”
Source: The Machiavellian's Guide to Womanizing
“The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.”
“The first rule of Zombieland: Cardio. When the zombie outbreak first hit, the first to go, for obvious reasons ... were the fatties.”
“The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women...Every girl in the world should have geisha training.”
“The first rule was: The only people you can meet while in the past are those who have visited the cafe.”
Source: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“The first rule when you are in a hole is to ask for a hand out!”
“The first rules about Islamic law weren't even written down for a century and a half after the Prophet's death, and it was another five centuries, half a millennium, before they assumed anything like a definitive form. So there have always been huge arguments over what Islamic law actually requires. There are four main schools of law in Sunni thought and there's a separate school of law in Shia thought, so these arguments do take place.”
“The first rumors about Zenith came from the Czechoslovakians.”
Source: Command Authority
“The first scene I ever appeared in, it was the first scene I ever shot [during my] first day on set. I walk up to my mom with a plastic bag over my head and she says that her clothes better not be on the floor, not that a plastic bag is not a safety hazard or anything. I think it's a really cute scene and also just a very vivid memory.”
“The first scene I shot on The Originals was the one with Phoebe, Charles (Michael Davis), and Andy Lees when we are plotting our plan and surveying the map and plotting our grand "break in." It was a relatively light scene which was nice because I was able to warm up a bit and get comfortable with being around the new crew. They were all very kind and helpful and I felt pretty at home after a few takes.”