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

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Source : More Than Somewhat (1937). This quotation is associated with Runyon, but the Chicago Tribune, 10 May 1936, printed the following: "'The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet,' as Hugh Keough used to say." Keough was a Chicago journalist.

Damon Runyon

#Funny Quotes #Happiness Quotes #Success Quotes

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”
“Mozart, prodigal heaven gave thee everything, grace and strength, abundance and moderation, perfect equilibrium.”
“Every form of communication is for the purpose of feeling, experiencing, sharing. Everyone has their own intense journey through life, and you don't want to do it all alone. It's really meaningful to be able to share with people. Whether it's your political beliefs, or what goes on for you emotionally, or keeping track of history.”
“But I think if you treat people well, they embrace you. The other stuff, it just doesn't matter.”
“Ha, some days ago the same people were one hundred per cent sure that I'd signed for Red Bull! So much for that.”
“To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.”

Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.6, Xist Publishing
“The cold hand of history, which is for ever robbing us of some of our oldest and best cherished stories, points rigidly to the fact that no such person as King Arthur ever presided over a Round Table. Be this as it may, romance still hugs her heroes to her heart as possessions to be not willingly let die.”

Source : H. A. Guerber (1909). “Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages”, p.285, Courier Corporation
“I wear my heart on my sleeve and live my life as openly and honestly as I can.”

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