Quotes by Damon Runyon

About Damon Runyon:

Alfred Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and author.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.

Damon Runyon

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

Damon Runyon

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

Damon Runyon

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

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

Damon Runyon

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

Damon Runyon

New York is the place where everyone will stop a championship fight to look at an usher giving a drunk the bum's rush.

Damon Runyon

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

Author Bio

  • NameDamon Runyon
  • DescriptionWriter
  • BornOctober 4, 1880
  • DiedDecember 10, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Journalist