Damon Runyon Quotes

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

I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.

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

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.

He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.

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. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.