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Quotes About Running

To be honest, nobody was running after me with roles, so there also came a time when I did neglect the acting side and was keen on directing and pursuing that. People got this impression, 'She's directing, not acting,' stuff like that.
~ Soni Razdan
In my teens, I had no idea about running as a sports event. For me, an orphan, it was not only about learning how to survive the brutal world, but also about carving an identity.
~ Milkha Singh
I ran five miles today. Then, finally, I said, 'Here, lady... take your purse.'
~ Emo Philips
I run in a pair of New Balances with a thinner sole, but they're nothing like those barefoot shoes that show all five toes. I have a bit of a phobia about those.
~ Ryan Reynolds
Fiona Bruce isn't some token middle-aged woman at the BBC. Alongside her, at 52, my former running partner Sophie Raworth is a familiar face on our screens, with enough energy to run the scorching desert challenge, Marathon des Sables, to celebrate her 50th.
~ Susanna Reid
I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?' There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one. It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run.
~ Sarah Dessen
Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. it doesn't just catch up: it overtakes, blotting out the future, the landscape, the very sky, until there is no path left except that which leads through it, the only one that can ever get you home.
~ Sarah Dessen
Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. It just doesn't catch up, it overtakes … blotting out the future.
~ Sarah Dessen
If one wants to act, the dilemma is how and where; there is no "when?" with time running out, the time is obviously now.
~ Saul D. Alinsky
Where are you off to in such a hurry?" His stunning green eyes bore through me. "A corpse convention?" Even sweaty, Trevor was gorgeous. "What are you running away from?" I retorted. "Your mirror?
~ Schreiber Ellen
Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier
~ Scott Douglas
Sophara scrawled orders on a slate and handed it to one of the libationarians, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the contents and locations of all the bottles kept the bar running.
~ Scott Lynch
I want you to remember that you can't always smile your way around a fight. If someone pulls steel on you, I expect you to survive. Sometimes that means giving back in kind. Sometimes it means running like your arse is on fire. Always it means knowing which is the right choice.
~ Scott Lynch
Q: Why do midgets laugh when they run? A: Because the grass tickles their balls.
~ Scott McNeely
Because part of it is running on automatic. Hearing little whispers from far away.
~ Scott Nicholson
I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.
~ Sean Astin
A paparazzo once jumped out of a car and started running backward with me. I slowed down out of courtesy because she started drifting into the street. I reached out my hand and moved her back so she didn't get hit by a bus.
~ Sean Astin
There is NOTHING you can do with your running time that is better for you than running. Any other activity only pulls you down and erases passion.
~ Gerry Lindgren
God is not worn out running the galaxy. He's not taxed at all guiding every dust particle all the time.
~ John Piper
I didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.
~ Bill de Blasio
Shadows are falling and I've been here all day/It's too hot to sleep, time is running away/Feel like my soul has turned into steel/I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal.
~ Bob Dylan
I think that's another misconception, [that] our quarterbacks run all the time. Quarterbacks can help you in the run game, they complement what you do, but it's a running back-driven run game.
~ Chip Kelly
Whenever I go to a new city, in order to help get on the right time zone and actually get a chance to see that city, I like running.
~ Mark Zuckerberg
May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad. You cannot run a fast mile race if there is a strong wind, because it makes your running uneven.
~ Roger Bannister