Ran Quotes - Page 36

• It is for us to begin. If we take one step towards the Lord, he takes ten towards us -- he who saw the prodigal son while he was at a distance, and had compassion and ran and embraced him.

  Tito Colliander

  Distance, Son, Compassion

  Tito Colliander (1982). “Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth”, p.60, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

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• Ads which ran 30-50 years ago, even a hundred years ago, are often better than those you see today. You’ll get great ideas to use in your marketing.

  Ted Nicholas

  Years, Ideas, Marketing

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• In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.

  Dennis Banks

  Country, Europe, Covering

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• I came from dinner, went downtown with my friends, the elevator was down, I ran down the hall toward my room at 10 at night, having had two glasses of wine.

  Jill Clayburgh

  Wine, Night, Two

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• Josh, my question to you is why you ran against a Republican and spent $100,000, wasted $100,000, that could have been spent on the west side of the state getting us a majority in the House of Representatives, especially since, at least in two of those swing districts we probably could win with that $100,00

  Matt Shea

  Inspiring, Winning, Swings

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• I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.

  Don Johnson

  Writing, Guitar, Play

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• Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears.

  Joanna Southcott

  Night, Sheep, Joy

  Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”

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• Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

  Alan Shepard

  Sports, School, Yards

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• I felt ravaged, and with both hands in a fantasy I reached out for her figure as we ran together through the meadow which belonged only to us and to which these others could never be admitted."Oh, inocent love," she said even as she drank from me, "oh, innocent innocent love."

  Anne Rice

  Love, Hands, Together

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• Somehow she knew he would take a love affair very seriously indeed. Once that pinpoint focus was engaged, he would throw himself body and soul into the liaison. In the the woman he decided to take as a lover. A shiver ran through her at the thought. To be the object of such ferocious regard was an alluring prospect, but it also gave her pause.

  Elizabeth Hoyt

  Love, Focus, Soul

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• The principal reason, invariably, most "successful" giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact, the worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday's turf.

  Tom Peters

  Change, Successful, Yesterday

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• Walking was not fast enough, so we ran. Running was not fast enough, so we galloped. Galloping was not fast enough, so we sailed. Sailing was not fast enough, so we rolled merrily along on long metal tracks. Long metal tracks were not fast enough, so we drove. Driving was not fast enough, so we flew. Flying isn't fast enough for us. We want to get there faster. Get where? Wherever we are not. But a human soul can only go as fast as a man can walk, they used to say. In that case, where are all the souls? Left behind.

  Margaret Atwood

  Running, Men, Long

  Margaret Atwood (2007). “The Tent”, p.89, Anchor

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• The Stormlight rising from his exposed skin was enough to illuminate the chasm, and it cast shadows on the walls as he ran. Those seemed to become figures, crafted by the bones and branches stretching from the heaps on the ground. Bodies and souls. His movement made the shadows twist, as if turning to regard him.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Wall, Soul, Shadow

  Brandon Sanderson (2014). “Words of Radiance: Book Two of the Stormlight Archive”, p.496, Tor Books

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• I'm as poor as a church mouse, that's just had an enormous tax bill on the very day his wife ran off with another mouse, taking all the cheese.

  Rowan Atkinson

  Funny, Money, Wife

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• There's a stone I had made for Luke at the top of the hill road, where the pasture opens wide and the setting sun highlights the words carved into its face. "That'll do, Luke, that'll do." The words are said to working dogs all over the world when the chores are done and the flock is settled: "That'll do dog, come home now, your work is done." Luke's work is done too. He took my heart and ran with it, and he's running still, fast and strong, a piece of my heart bound up with his, forever.

  Patricia McConnell

  Running, Dog, Strong

  Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. (2009). “For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend”, p.249, Ballantine Books

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• Ralph Nader choose the man with whom to share the responsibility of running a distant third, California activist Peter Camejo. You may remember that Camejo ran for president in 1976 on the Socialist Workers Party ticket. Actually, you might only remember that if you run a lesbian, vegetarian, bookstore.

  Jon Stewart

  Running, Party, Responsibility

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• I remember when I first came out on tour, it was Greg Norman and Nick Price. We forget how big Norman was, what a presence he was. I remember one of my first tournaments, Greg threw an orange peel down on the ground and some fan ran over and grabbed it. 'This is Greg Norman's orange peel!'

  Phil Mickelson

  Orange, Fans, Firsts

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• You're a kid, your whole life is awesome. It's awesome, right? You had no money, no ID, no cell phone, no nothing, no keys to the house. You just ran outside into the woods. You weren't
  scared of nothing. I challenge you to do that as an adult. All your IDs, all your credit cards - just run out of the house with no phone, turn the corner where you can't see your house, and
  not have a full on panic attack.

  Bill Burr

  Funny, Motivational, Running

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• I waited a long time, an hour or two, to make that picture perfect. But I wasn't totally satisfied. Then, when I'd finished the shoot, they were about to leave and they suddenly hugged in front of a radiator. I took my camera and that was the picture that ran everywhere - it was spontaneous emotion you could see they were completely in love.

  Mario Testino

  Two, Long, Perfect

  "Kate & William’s Engagement Photo Was ‘Spontaneous Emotion,’ Says Photographer" By Rebecca Adams, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2014.

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• Noah heeded God’s command to build an ark…that they might be saved from the floodwaters. Yet there was no evidence of rain and flood. His actions were considered irrational. The sun was shining and life moved forward as usual. But time ran out. The floods came, the disobedient were drowned. When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Rain, Shining, Ark

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• In prayer I was exceedingly enlarged, and my soul was as much drawn out as I ever remember it to have been in my life. I was in such anguish, and pleaded with so much earnestness and importunity, that when I rose from my knees I felt extremely weak and overcome; I could scarce walk straight; my joints were loosed; the sweat ran down my face and body; and nature seemed as if it would dissolve.

  David Brainerd

  Prayer, Sweat, Rose

  David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards (1884). “Memoirs of Rev. David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians of North America”

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• I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

  Mary Fallin

  Differences, Office, Making A Difference

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• I learned in high school that I was going to have to outwork people. I remember running around the track, training for football, and a faster guy ran past me. I just figured, I can outlast him. If I work harder than him, I'll beat him. And to this day I overprepare.

  Roger Goodell

  Football, Running, Hard Work

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• The conversation ran as fluidly as the tea out of the samovar’s crooked nose.

  Ella Leya

  Tea, Noses, Conversation

  Ella Leya (2015). “Orphan Sky”, p.80, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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• I heard a rumor that your mom and dad ran away from home.

  Bobby Heenan

  Mom, Dad, Home

  "SummerSlam". Fourth annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, August 26, 1991.

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