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Quotes About Running

It is perfectly reasonable to despair of a world where the Nobel Committee gives the Peace Prize to a man running a war.
~ Martin Firrell
What's going on?" he demanded. "The usual, old man," I replied cheerily. "Danger, insane plans... you know, the stuff that runs in our family.
~ Richelle Mead
Usain Bolt won the gold for the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes for the second Olympics in a row. You know, he has been running since he was in elementary school - kind of like Mitt Romney.
~ Jay Leno
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
~ Emil Zatopek
I was really running a music school back then, because my band wasn't making any money. I keep talking about money, because most people don't understand the part of money in running a band.
~ Artie Shaw
I was running around with two guns on my waist like I was Larry Fishburne or something. I wasn't making no money, I was just running around with two guns like Larry Fishburne.
~ Sean Price
Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make.
~ Dick Wolf
Jordan ran the London marathon to help raise money for the blind. After jogging that far with her body, I'm surprised she hasn't joined them!
~ Frankie Boyle
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
~ Emil Zatopek
I have run from a lot of relationships in favor of being alone. And I tend to find men who use their money and status as a dating tool to be unattractive.
~ Erin Foster
Running in the morning has me appreciate all the choices that come later in the day. The choices I make after running seem healthier, wiser and kinder.
~ Deena Kastor
I think there's only one sensible place for a person to be at 5:30 in the morning. That's in bed. And what am I doing? I'm out running. And I completely hate this.
~ Derek Clayton
I was completely unhealthy, obese, so I committed to running three miles every morning for six months and following a strict diet, and 100 pounds came off.
~ Josh Young
Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.
~ Zig Ziglar
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.
~ Wilma Rudolph
I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it.
~ Betty Cuthbert
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.
~ Kara Goucher
I don't train. I just run my 3-15 miles a day.
~ Jack Foster
Runners don't run with their legs, they run ON their legs. In reality, they run with their Arms!
~ Percy Cerutty
Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.
~ Johan Cruijff
Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind.
~ Sasha Azevedo
Many runners worry about who is in the race, or they think about the time they must run to win. I only try to run as fast as I am capable - nothing less.
~ Henry Rono
My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about.
~ Herman Cain
Running is my church.
~ Joan Van Ark