Damon Runyon Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“She has a laugh so hearty it knocks the whipped cream off an order of strawberry shortcake on a table fifty feet away.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Order #Feet #Laughing
“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Funny #Happiness #Success
“You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Men #Years #Giving
“I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired by his fellow citizens for having discovered a wonderful innovation on changing a diaper.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Baby #Clothes #Innovation
“In my opinion turkey is the most over-rated critter for eating purposes in kingdom come but the most striking example we have of the power of propaganda.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Power #Turkeys #Example
“I came to the conclusion long ago that all life is six to five against.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Life #Gambling #Long
“In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Games #Boxing #Stories
“He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Heart #America #Roger
“Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Money #Long #Trying
“Damon Runyon. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.”
-- Damon Runyon

#Success #Boys #Car

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