--- title: "4 Nicky Cruz Quotes - Famous Novelist (Run, baby, run)" description: "Nicky Cruz is a Puerto Rican Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. Browse 4 Nicky Cruz quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b190/author-nicky-cruz-66389.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Nicky Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b190/author-nicky-cruz-66389.jpg) # Nicky Cruz (1938) Novelist United States **4** quotes in **44** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nicky Cruz is a novelist from the United States, best known for *Run, baby, run*. ## Quick Facts About Nicky Cruz Born December 6, 1938 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Run, baby, run ## About Nicky Cruz Nicky Cruz is a Puerto Rican Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding another ministry home himself in California. Prior to his conversion he was the leader of a New York City gang, the Mau Maus. ## Quotes by Nicky Cruz > [You can argue with someone's opinion, but you can't argue with their story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-cruz/you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but-you-can-t-argue-with-their/) [Nicky Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-cruz/) [Argue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/nicky-cruz-66389_argue_you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but_268208.png) > [Nothing stirs God’s heart more than a humble heart and a merciful spirit. God responds to mercy, because it is through compassion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-cruz/nothing-stirs-god-s-heart-more-than-a-humble-heart-and-a-merciful/) [Nicky Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-cruz/) [Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/nicky-cruz-66389_christ_nothing-stirs-god-s-heart-more-than-a-hu_893840.jpg) > [We stink more of the world than we stink of sack cloth and ashes. A lot of contemporary churches today would feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-cruz/we-stink-more-of-the-world-than-we-stink-of-sack-cloth-and-ashes-a/) [Nicky Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-cruz/) [Ashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ashes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/nicky-cruz-66389_ashes_we-stink-more-of-the-world-than-we-stink_1218844.jpg) > [“The church today has somehow lost it’s zeal and desire to release God’s power and Spirit on the world. Somewhere along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-cruz/the-church-today-has-somehow-lost-it-s-zeal-and-desire-to-release-god/) [Nicky Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-cruz/) [Church today](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-today/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/nicky-cruz-66389_church-today_the-church-today-has-somehow-lost-it-s-z_1953363.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-cruz/#itemlist", "name": "Nicky Cruz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can argue with someone's opinion, but you can't argue with their story.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicky Cruz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-cruz/you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but-you-can-t-argue-with-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/nicky-cruz-66389_argue_you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but_268208.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/nicky-cruz-66389_argue_you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but_268208.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/nicky-cruz-66389_argue_you-can-argue-with-someone-s-opinion-but_268208.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can argue with someone's opinion, but you can't argue with their story.” — Nicky Cruz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nothing stirs God’s heart more than a humble heart and a merciful spirit. 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