Damon Runyon quotes

Always try to rub against money, for if you rub against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you. (A Very Honorable Guy) (Damon Runyon)
I long ago come to the conclusion that all life is six to five against. (A Nice Price) View quote
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You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year. View quote
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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. View quote
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The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet. View quote
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You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge. View quote
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Some day, somewhere ... a guy is going to come to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is never broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that the jack of spades will jump out of this deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son ... do not bet him, for as sure as you do you are going to get an ear full of cider. View quote
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Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball. The first statement means the same as the second. View quote
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