Ran Quotes · Page 7

Man was lost if he went to a usurer, for the interest ran faster than a tiger upon him.

— Pearl S. Buck

I built a phenomenal company; if we could run America the way I ran my company, we'd be proud of it.

— Donald Trump

And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.

— Aretha Franklin

It doesn't matter matter how many yards you ran for last year. You've got to do it again.

— Priest Holmes

I never knew what life was until it ran out in a red gush over any lips, my hands!

— Anne Rice

My life collapsed. People ran from me because suddenly it was 'Oh my God! It's over for her now!'

— Nicole Kidman

I am proud of the campaign that we ran. Obviously, I wish we could have done a little bit better.

— Bernie Sanders

When I first ran for office in 1980, there weren't that many women running for office.

— Mazie Hirono

The child who ran weeping to you with a cut finger is now brought home, smiling gamely, with a broken collarbone and…

— Pam Brown

I ran into Neal Patrick Harris recently. We were in something called The Purple People Eater. He was maybe 10, but he…

— Peggy Lipton

I'm as poor as a church mouse, that's just had an enormous tax bill on the very day his wife ran off…

— Rowan Atkinson

Far below ran the silver ribbon of the East River, braceleted by shining bridges, flecked by boats as small as flyspecks, splitting…

— Cassandra Clare

If a man lived long enough, his past would always overtake him, no matter how fast he ran or how morally he…

— Greg Iles

I shot me a nice deer, and I hung it on the den wall in my house. My neighbor comes over and…

— Bill Engvall

“Having to face him at a competency hearing is like getting to hell and finding out that the only food available is…

— Jodi Picoult

Perhaps we should put up posters in such places reminding people that where they stand was underwater the last time that the…

— William H. Calvin

Setting off unknown to face the unknown, against parental opposition, with no money, friends, or influence, ran it a close second. Clichés…

— Amy Johnson

I couldn't joke about the person who'd saved me from facing absolute heartbreak at home, who fed my family boxes of sweets,…

— Kiera Cass

To go from being an unpopular, chubby little kid who was chasing girls and couldn't seem to catch them, to being chased…

— Paul Stanley

Athena came to stand by her side. She reached out and ran a light touch over the read wrap. 'Nice dress." Grace…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

We followed the bondage Bobbsey Twins across the crowded dance floor. Those leather shorts were an adventure from behind, let me tell…

— Charlaine Harris

Maia pulled on a braid. "I ran into Eric of all people. He told me what happened and that you'd backed out…

— Cassandra Clare

And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. In…

— Jack London

I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it…

— George Takei

[After her 18-day disappearance in 1974:] I love my husband very, very much, but he didn't ask me when he ran for…

— Angela Alioto

Can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? The fact is, you ran in '94 and lost. That's why you…

— Newt Gingrich

Even when I ran my bar I followed the same policy. A lot of customers came to the bar. If one in…

— Haruki Murakami

Your hair," repeated Dimitri. His eyes were wide, almost awestruck. "Your hair is beautiful." I didn't think so, not in its current…

— Richelle Mead

The other thing that troubled me: Dad was clutching his workbag. Usually when he does that, it means we're in danger. Like…

— Rick Riordan

When you look at 'Obamacare,' the Congressional Budget Office has said it will cost $2,500 a year more than traditional insurance. So…

— Mitt Romney

A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads, Low Bridge Ahead. Before he knows it,…

— Bill Engvall

The combination of an out-of-control tabloid press and a readership that thrills to the destruction of the England head coach is something…

— Simon Barnes

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

— Sydney Biddle Barrows

We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.

— LeBron James

I can see hope inside it." Rachel ran her fingers over the ceramic designs. "So fragile.

— Rick Riordan

Last year my wife ran off with the fellow next door and I must admit, I still miss him.

— Les Dawson

Everything was fine until I left and then I ran out of talent!

— Don Garlits

I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.

— Condola Rashad

There was something peculiarly gratifying about shouting in a blind rage until your words ran out.

— Cassandra Clare

I don't play games. I ran away from home because my Dad brought me an Xbox.

— Adrien Broner