“Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.” YearsFirstsSaidEnoughGuyThreeComedyWeekFeetShotsYeahMaking MoneyRanGatesThree YearsHad EnoughMisled Author:Al Franken
“I was Christmas shopping and ran into a guy on the street. I noticed his watch and said that it runs slow. He said, "So does the guy I stole it from."” DoeSaidRunningGuyWatchesStreetsChristmasRanShoppingChristmas Shopping Author:David Letterman
“Newt Gingrich says he wants to get rid of Social Security. Who is more qualified to give this country financial advice than a guy who ran up a half-million dollar bill at Tiffany?” WantGivingCountryGuySocialHalfMillionsAdviceSecurityBillsDollarsFinancialRanSocial SecurityQualifiedMillion DollarsNewtsDollar BillsFinancial Advice Author:David Letterman
“I'm a realist. I like to put it in business terms. I ran three different corporations my way and I was successful. But I'm an older guy who is on his way out so they brought me in as a consultant for the new, up-and-coming CEO. I'm here for him.” WayDifferentGuyThreeTermSuccessfulBasketballMy WayCorporationsRanCeoRealistConsultantsOlder Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I was always pretty broad. I've had a couple bad experiences. One time, I showed up late for a gig in Brooklyn at an Italian restaurant. I ran on stage, did my show, and then some guy in the audience threatened to kill me because he didn't like my joke. Instead of talking to him, I just ran off stage. And then, because I was late, the owner of the restaurant threatened to kill me. And I was 19 years old and so scared that I almost started crying. But, I've done every gig you can imagine, in every state.” YearsStatesDoneShowsGuyTalkingAudienceImagineStageCryCoupleLateJokesScaredRanRestaurantsOwnersBroadsItalianOne TimeThreatenedKill MeGigsBrooklynBad ExperiencesTalking To Him Author:Nick Swardson
“We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.” LongHardGuyTalentRanTonightChampionshipNba Championships Author:LeBron James
“I ran the astronaut school for six years, and I was the commandant and when I finished in '65, 26 of my guys went into space as NASA astronauts that I trained.” YearsSchoolGuySpaceSixFinishedRanAstronautNasa Author:Chuck Yeager