Marathon Quotes

307 Marathon quotes by 203 unique authors

This presents a serious question." They both looked at me. "What's that?" asked Lena. "Whether to start you off with a Doctor Who marathon or… — Jim C. Hines
Rincewind had always been happy to think of himself as a racist. The One Hundred Meters, the Mile, the Marathon -- he'd run them all. — Terry Pratchett
A short story is a sprint, a novel is a marathon. Sprinters have seconds to get from here to there and then they are finished.… — Jonathan Carroll
On the Bowery, in the ornate carcass of a formerly grand vaudeville theater, a dance marathon limps along. The contestants, young girls and their fellas,… — Libba Bray
We eat and sleep and shuffle through the fog, walking a marathon with no finish line, no medals, no cheering. — Isaac Marion
Most people who do a lot of exercise, particularly in the form of competitive athletics, have unneurotic, extraverted, optimistic personalities to begin with. (Marathon runners… — Robert M. Sapolsky
That's my entire weekend. I had plans" "A Vampire Dairies marathon is not plans." She looked at me like I lost my mind. "Have you… — Darynda Jones
Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life. Within each of us… — Roger Dawson
I might have to do the London Marathon. I like crowds, so that is why I like the big marathons. — Cara Buono
Nobody loves the Boston Marathon as much as the people who make fun of it year after year. This was the race that previously offered… — Charlie Pierce
I am a marathon runner. I ran the New York City marathon and almost died. I tried to run, like, a two-minute mile early on… — Sean Combs
I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times. — Stephen Mangan
In my bright, utopian future world, they will hand out college educations like cups of water at the end of the L.A. Marathon. — Henry Rollins
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors… — Don Kardong
Two days after the Boston marathon bombings, there was a drone strike in Yemen attacking a peaceful village, which killed a target who could very… — Noam Chomsky
In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Marathon runners set explicit goals. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of… — Summer Sanders
I do a lot of biking. I need that mileage and the long-distance stuff because tennis demands it. My fitness trainer is always trying to… — Tomas Berdych
The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The… — John Tesh
After the Boston Marathon bombings, people shared grief and outrage on social media. — Roxane Gay
The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process. — Jim Walsh
We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a… — Emil Zatopek
Being the lead of the show and working a lot of hours - all good stuff, a tremendous education, incredible opportunity, it changed my life… — James Van Der Beek
Novel writing is the slowest art form in the world. It is not a sprint. It is not even a marathon. It is a series… — Mohsin Hamid

Who Wrote These Marathon Quotes

203 authors contributed a total of 307 Marathon Quotes, led by these top contributors: