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You are remembered for the rules you break.

General Douglas MacArthur

If it were not for hope, the heart would break.

Dr. Thomas Fuller

Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way.

Irish Proverb

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

Benjamin Franklin

Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.

English Proverb

We were looking for her to break out, too.

Gary Geller

Sometimes when you get a break, you get out of the rhythm that you're in.

Camelia Sams

We hope this is a break in this case.

Susan Rice

When we first started living together, we were breaking the law.

Percy Steven

They definitely have potential to break out of the Montana market.

Mike Good

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Kahlil Gibran

None of these guys can break the backboard, right now.

Darryl Dawkins

We did exactly what we wanted to do defensively – bend but don't break.

Lin Stadler

We don't want to make any money. We want to break even.

Linda Hamilton

People are aware he's got game-breaking ability.

Gary Wichard

We let them hang around, and they got a lucky break.

Thomas Pock

If our talks break down, then we will proceed to court.

Raylene Ireland

They break out very well and don't hold onto the puck very long.

Kevin Raylman

The last week or two of the season can make or break it.

Scott Hoyt

Anytime you get hit in the hand, you think it's serious, ... Those bones, it's so easy to break those.

Tony Graffanino

(After the losses) I decided I had to break through. I had to set a goal. My goal that I set was to never be pinned.

Kyle Maynard

I would say it's a major break in the case.

Kelly Long

You can't break the rules until you know how to play the game.

Rickie Lee Jones

It was a break from a bad tradition.

Nelson Wiseman

That helped big time. They live on the big play. That was a big break for us.

Reed May

I'll find out by September. I expect I'll break even when I do file.

Tom Dubois

I think I missed that breaking news story.

Tyler Mitchell

Much as he is opposed to law - breaking, he is not bigoted about it.

Damon Runyon

It was a nice break for the kids. It can't be all about work. The kids need to have some fun, too.

Tony Turina

[After the show of affection, it was time to break out.] I'm trying to get as far way from this place as possible, ... Let's go.

Beanie Sigel

Something always gives. We can't find that break right now.

Jamelle Cornley

The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it.

Leo Aikman

Those empty seats -- always breaking promises.

Chris Tindal

Swimming and biking helps gives your body a break.

Doug Tumen

It's nice to see him break out of his slump.

Joe Bair

They competed well at the break-down and spread the ball around.

John Rees

We want to stay within the law. We're not going to break the law.

Paul Hart

The only thing [they don't] say is, 'if you don't give it to us, we're going to break your legs,'.

Bruce Baird

The weather's giving us a break, and we're trying to take advantage of it.

Rick Cables

What did he do wrong? . . . Did you break some law, or did you rub some people the wrong way?

Harry Aleman

I wanted her to do something healthy, and she ends up breaking her back.

Seth Mcclung

I will try to break that record in Brussels this summer.

Meseret Defar

When they're breaking for basketball games, ... you know that it's not (going) too, too badly.

Martin Grove

I came here to break the record.

Meseret Defar

We may have to break off this live shot, ... Bye -- we've got to dive for vehicles.

Walter Rodgers

We scrimmaged them during MEA break, which was a pretty big event for us.

Terri Strom

We'd love to see Roosevelt again, if we get that far. It's 1-1, and either one of us could break the tie.

Laechia Conley

We're hopeful that this is possibly the break we need.

Kelly Long

We couldn't break their defense.

Vladimir Krikunov

As of now it appears he was very lucky and didn't break anything.

Gary Stevens

There are very few African-American nuclear operators. It's important to me to break the stereotypes of what we can or can't do.

Rob Howard

We'll get some help from the board of directors... volunteers and do a lot of back-breaking work.

Blake Child

I'm already breaking the rules.

Ian Parton

With a breaking pitch whispering across the outside corner.

Michael Kay

Hi, I just had someone break into my house.

Theresa Johnson

During the afternoon, the clouds break up and the sun returns.

Matt Sayers

The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.

Vladimir Nabokov

Does this make or break our promotional push? No.

Kurt Burkhart

If you don't break your ropes while you're alive do you think ghosts will do it after?

K. Ashraful Kabir

It was good to break the ice.

George Jennings

She was breaking up with him, and he was trying to get her back, but she didn't want to go back with him.

Andre Cohen

I told my family I'd try to quit before spring break.

Jonathan Hoekzema

I do hate to see the students go on break because we are not as busy as usual.

Mark Bentley

These guys need a break so they can get a good crop out.

Ray Gilmer

Hazing is not breaking the rules, it is the rule itself.

Alexander Golts

I think it's just a matter of time before I get one break.

Jim Macdonald

It's a one-year coffee break while they appeal.

Charles Hudson

Plain Street was one area where there have been problems and there have been a lot of break-ins.

John Mccaul

There is not a break.

Ali Rodriguez

The screens made it easier for us to shoot the 3s. And the fast break, too.

Moussa Camara

It got so bad. I had to break down and tell him.

Brenda Allen

When things break down ... he can pull (the ball) down and make something out of nothing.

Greg Marshall

Break up in its final moments.

George Black

They are claiming that is the last one. That won't break my heart.

Dan Winzenried

We got a break by having the replay.

Keith Drake

I had to fight my whole life to break out.

Hilary Swank

Clearly we've made progress, but we will not break even by 2007.

Don Hume

Silver could break $10 in the next month or so.

Peter Tse

He really has been frustrated with himself and his 3-point shooting, but what a game to break out of it.

Jay Seletsky

If there's anyone that I would want to break the (section) record, it's him.

Lou Ruggirello

It's real tough to get out of it. Once you get it locked up, it's real tough to break it.

Tommy Dolde

Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.

Richard Cecil

Did Graeme Norton break your heart, sir?

Catherine Tate

It's wishing students a safe spring break.

Cara Pschirrer

If I can catch a break and make spares, I can win this year.

Bobby Dinuzzo

We had been told there would be no questions. Somebody had to break the silence.

Jim Bruce

That?s Casey?s game, pushing the ball on the break.

Phil Stamm

They say they didn't break the law — but they did it repeatedly, ruthlessly.

James Glasgow

Don't believe this baloney that we somehow break the budget.

Bud Shuster

If there's live breaking news, everyone will be huddled around it.

Paul Scanlan

It could accelerate early bud break.

Nick Frey

If there's anything material and we didn't report it we'd be breaking the law. We don't break the law.

Andrew Fastow

It is just an attempt to see if they can break the deadlock.

Helen Olafsdottir

We have to break the first line of their press. If we do that, we'll be OK. If we don't, we won't be.

Craig Mortensen

We've all been living life to the fullest during our break.

Justin Jeffre

Thank God we got a little break in the storms.

Don Strickland

We did a good job of breaking their press. We are a tough team to press.

Charmaine Bell

Something has to happen to break one guy loose.

Alan Schroeder

As I said from the beginning, Col. Frye didn't break any laws ... and he never should have been arrested or charged.

Gloria Fletcher

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will break my heart.

Linda Eastman Mccartney

This is a record-breaking number for a work of non-fiction.

Sonny Mehta

This year for me has been quiet. After a huge break at the end of the year this is the best I've felt since Athens.

Sara Carrigan

I think they've done as much as they've been able to do. It takes a break, some remark.

James Johnson

It was a huge two points for us before the break.

Cristobal Huet

It was pow-pow, like two muzzled gunshots. That was my leg breaking.

Joe Theismann

They came out with nothing, ... The defense bent but didn't break. They did a tremendous job.

Tony Heath

It won't break the economy.

Christopher Cagan

Certainly it is a problem for Bush that this story is breaking now.

James Lucier

To break training without permission is an act of treason.

John Heisman

A lot of people are looking forward to this break.

Andreas Lilja

We came through on bars and beam today. We knew that on beam it was make it or break it and we came through.

Gillian Kieft

He can score in a variety of ways: posting up, off the boards and on the break.

Tom Pecora

I had to get (the starters) out. But the other kids held their own. They bent, but they didn't break.

Tom Johnson

With the discrimination like it was, I was looking for somebody to break the color barrier.

John Allen

Chad's breaking ball really got him out of some tough spots. He competed well.

Mike Godfrey

We found there was an ebb in spirit in the winter, between winter and spring break.

Andy Zweizig

What are answering machines for if not to break up woth someone who bores you?

Cynthia Heimel

There was a lot of hope that we would see a break in oil.

Stephen Massocca

I think Nick can break into the low 17s this season.

Scott Nicklas

They're breaking new ground in pro rodeo.

Tom Reeves

A price war is breaking out in the U.S. auto industry.

Gary Lapidus

The oil prices will break through 80 U.S. dollars per barrel recently.

Niu Li

These townhouses are one big room, and you have to break them up.

Kelly Mccombs

However long the night, the dawn will break.

African Proverb

We are attempting to break the logjam among Republican candidates for governor.

Jim Hartman

Friday they gave everybody a break, but today they didn't, no.

Jerome Kaiahua

It's been crazy, ... We've been breaking filing records every day this week.

James Lynch

I would prefer to try to see us end when Christmas break comes.

Harry Kinnan

Our high jumpers are really close to breaking through, so that was good to see.

Gregg Gensel

You couldn't have picked a better day for spring break.

Steve Terry

They backed me up. One of those games that was all bend and no break.

Tim Hudson

We can't catch a break, can't catch a call. Things aren't going our way. We've got to get out of this losing rut.

Mark Coffman

It's okay if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.

Billy Joel

It's a matter of time before we break $600 again.

Ronald Leung

People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then?

Marion Berry

Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.

Jack Davenport

World records can be broken any day. Who is to say I'm not going to go out and break it again?

Jodie Henry

Even those who never frown eventually break down.

Linkin' Park

It's been better since the (Olympic) break. I'm feeling a lot more comfortable and I have a lot more confidence on the ice. It's been better.

Jani Rita

But the HSI needs to break 14,800 to confirm we're heading higher.

Alex Wong

It is time for me to take a break.

Robert Shaw

Everyone else wants to take a break.

Otis Taylor

He taught himself Russian, Give me a break.

Patrick Barry

It's amazing, a lot of people won't break in if it's locked.

Scott Mcdonald

The market looks ready to break 10,000.

Masayoshi Okamoto

To be at the point where we will actually be breaking ground in two weeks is exciting.

Cynthia White

Until students came back [from break] the investigation was at a standstill.

Bob Ahring

It was a bad break but a mistake that happened. You try to make sure it doesn't happen.

Chris Therien

Whatever you did to break the last one, just do it again.

Mike Chambers

We were convinced we were going to win. We believed it. We threw everything at them, but we couldn't break them.

Mike Sewak

It is a nice opportunity to give people a break.

Rick Keilty

We're trying to break new ground with everything we do.

Tom Sullivan

Those who violate the public trust are breaking the law and must be punished accordingly.

Tim Winter

There is no break in relations... we hope to find a solution to this.

Ali Rodriguez

It was a great spot to go for a break or to make out.

Paul Michaels

Hopefully, we can break that next week.

Nathan Vasher

We are breaking down some of the artificial barriers between e-mail and Web browsing.

Salar Kamangar

We'd like to see them relocate back to Louisiana. But until they can, we'd like to see (the tax break) apply around the country.

Rob Green

We're due. We really need one heading into the break.

Don Jennings

It's a nice clean break.

Mike Parks

Break the leg of a bad habit.

Puerto Rican Proverb

He tried to break my leg. I know because I saw him look at me and I know he tried to do me.

Sean Davis

He also threatened to sue me for breaking their cable.

Charles Pittman

We can't ignore somebody who's obviously breaking the law.

Carolyn Beck

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.

Matt Leblanc

We have to try and get him fit and that is proving impossible without giving him some sort of break.

Kevin Blackwell

If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.

Jewish Proverb

They're the masters of playing for break and when they get one making it count.

Joe Baldarotta

This is going to be a make-it or break-it year.

Bill Bullock

We were hoping to get a break or two to get ourselves started.

Buddy Pough

Sticks and stones may break my bones, ... If they want to get mad at us, but they deal with it, that's OK.

John Dickerson

I think they're lucky if they break even.

Kathleen Marshall

This is a ground-breaking exhibit, so the turn out should be very well.

Jeff Woodard

Felton has one of the best work ethics I have ever been around. If anyone can break both of them, it would be him.

Dan Epstein

The match hinged on the first try after the break.

Ian Rankin

We intend to break language barriers.

Rajat Jain

This might be the break that finally puts an end to this issue.

Russell Sciandra

There's nothing that really is going to break the drought, and nothing to really make it worse.

Brian Cullen

He started breaking better and was getting into his races early.

Ron Otto

We're targeting 6.20/dlr though that will be a tough level to break, but if it does it may target to 6.14/dlr.

Michael Keenan

To break our run against Arsenal after going a goal down was tremendous.

Steve Watson

If you don't catch it there, there's not another natural fire break.

Traci Weaver

You'll break your neck.

Mary Ford

I can do a lot of them very badly. I had to break quite a lot of things in my office.

Fred Rees

He's good. But he can't break four tackles every time.

Brock Farrel

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

John Madden

There's a lot of approvals and permits that we have to get before we can break ground.

John Goebel

It got so bad they started breaking into people's houses.

John Woods

She could here a lot of noise and glass breaking.

Jackie Greenfield

You recognize that it's a stereotype, and you do your best to break people of those stereotypes.

Josh Beekman

It's hard to break through the clutter of fighters out there trying to get attention.

Larry Merchant

It was an important game for us. We got a lucky break, and we'll take it.

Sandis Ozolinsh

They want to change our government and break our people.

Mustafa Mahmoud

Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

Solon

We could bend them, but we couldn't break them.

John Moon

I was motivated to try to beat him and break his records.

Jonathan Bryant

AT&T is breaking the law and invading the privacy of its customers.

Kevin Bankston

There is so much anger out there, I think it is going to be very difficult for Republicans to break through to African Americans.

Ron Walters

Let's just hope we don't break any records.

Gary Beeler

Innovative Bank can make or break a district director's goals.

Bob Coleman