Apple doesn't do hobbies as a general rule.

As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

As a general rule I don't have to play in the Champions League to be happy.

As a general rule, I am very passionate about any business that I engage in.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

The further you get into technology, the further you go into gaming. That's the general rule.

I'm not a people person. I'm not sociable. I have been and I can be, but not as a general rule.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence.

My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.

As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.

I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress.

As a general rule, if you are prone to melodramatic meltdowns, please avoid purchasing a webcam for any reason.

As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.

As a general rule, biology tends to be conservative. It's rare that evolution 'invents' the same process several times.

Young men feel they have much to prove; older men, as a very general rule, tend to feel more comfortable in their skins.

As a general rule, I wouldn't put anything in a text or e-mail or on social media that I wouldn't want the whole world to see.

As a general rule, I do not think judges should consider current societal preferences when ruling on constitutional challenges.

Here's one general rule that applies to No Limit Hold'em tournaments: Avoid playing coin flip situations for all of your chips.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.

So far I go with the Socialists as to think it a pretty general rule that, where monopoly is necessary, it is better in public hands.

As a general rule, I don't like to see laws that allow for the arrest and incarceration of people based on a sort of subjective standard.

As a general rule, girls at the gym are not interested in a free power clean lesson from some doofus in a form-fitting Under Armour ensemble.

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.

The general rule is that entrepreneurs need the fear of their brand's demise to make it magic. It is too safe to do it as a corporate subsidiary.

As a general rule, the only way people pay $7,500 a table for club fights is when a significant portion of the proceeds is earmarked for charity.

The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies to sales as well as to writing.

'The Merchant of Venice' is a straightforward, clear story, while 'The Winter's Tale,' as a general rule, is hard to present because there is so much plot.

Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.

When you're setting up a budget, a general rule is to start with your fixed expenses - your housing and insurance payments, and car payment, if you own one.

A writer can be subjective, even digressive, or introspective and certainly judgmental. This is a simplification, of course, but as a general rule, it holds true.

As a general rule, the United States government is run by lawyers who occasionally take advice from economists. Others interested in helping the lawyers out need not apply.

As a general rule, interrogations without clearly defined legal limits are brutal. Particularly when they have an imperative to get information out of a captive immediately.

My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there's millions of recipes out there to be had.

As a general rule, when a new industry takes root, and the first products emerge in a wave, almost always the architecture of the product will be proprietary and interdependent in character.

As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other to make laws and to repeal or amend them.

As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans do better when the defining issue is national security.

As a general rule, the more precious the chips you'd consider betting, the more you should lean toward playing it safe. Check it down; cautious play is usually the recipe for long-term success in poker.

The general rule is to not jump into moving in with whoever you're nutty for. But, you know, I was in a bad relationship, and the day I got out of it, I moved in with Ciera, and she ended up becoming my wife.

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of that.

As a general rule, when you comment on a blog, make it knowledgeable or witty and, most of all, relevant to that post - then, simply sign it with your name and your book title. Resist the urge to brag or sell your book.

With journalism, films always have to be to do with some personal statement of your own. As a general rule, I resist that. In the States, a question that kept coming up was this: 'How can you, as a man, talk about three women?'

One of the things in my experience about changing parties: There are very few exceptions to the general rule. And the general rule has been, people are going to invite you into the church, but they are not going to make you a deacon.

Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.

Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice?

As a general rule, if you have a product that doesn't get the job done that a customer is needing to get done, then often you have to offer it for zero. Because if you ask for money for it - because if it doesn't do the job well, they won't pay for it.

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