Damon Runyon's Quotes

You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.

I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet.

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.

My life is a fairy tale. You could not make it up.

Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together.