(11591 quotes found)
“I always loved running / it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.”
Jesse Owens
“To run away is not glorious, but very healthy”
Russian Proverb
“Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.”
Casey Stengel
“The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle.”
Anais Nin
“To become wise, one must "wish" to have certain experiences and run, as it were, into their gaping jaws. This, of course, is very dangerous; many a wise guy has been swallowed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“If thou remember'st not the slightest folly that ever love did make thee run into, thou hast not loved.”
William Shakespeare
“We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs.”
Will Rogers
“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery -- it recharges by running.”
Bill Watterson
“Each person has his own safe place-running, painting, swimming, fishing, weaving, gardening. The activity itself is less important than the act of drawing on your own resources.”
Barbara Gordon
“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: "Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus."”
Carl Lewis