"Strange how it was always the spoiled who weakened and cried first, and it was the injured, the maimed, the blind, and the poor who fought on alone."

-- Louis L'Amour

#Firsts Quotes #Strange Quotes #Blind Quotes

“You have to separate the humanitarian impulse from the record of aid itself. We all want to help. Many people would say that it's the moral impulse of the rich to help the poor, but the record of aid has been terrible.”
“It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist and an evolutionist. ... I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God.”
“A bore finds it easy to start talking, and even easier to get others to stop listening.”
“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.”

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.
“Because God loves us, he gives us practical teaching and boundaries to protect our hearts. The whole thing is one big expression of a father's love for his children.”
“There's always a chance that I might not walk away from a racetrack. I don't ever want to think about that, but I'm prepared if something happens. I hope that nothing ever does. That's definitely a risk. My wife understands that. I'm definitely at peace with what God wants me to do. I have a lot of faith in that.”

Source : "A CSJ Conversation with Justin Allgaier". Interview with CSJ, christiansportsjournal.com. March 10, 2017.
“I would love for film to go back to those days where you had to be able to do everything just to get by.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less, and smile a lot more.”

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