There’s nothing like a good running quote to get you motivated and moving on those cold winter mornings.

The best running quotes

1. Mahatma Gandhi: ‘The only devils in the world are those running in our own hearts. That is where the battle should be fought. — Robin S. Sharma

2. Caring about others running the risk of feeling and leaving an impact on people brings happiness. — Rabbi Harold Kushner

3. As an actor in these movies you get to fill up something so much, to its capacity, and once you get there you’re like a horse running onto the racetrack. — Parker Posey

4. Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze. — Teri Garr

5. Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins. — Michael Bassey Johnson

6. Every second you spend holding someone else back is time not running the race yourself. — Rebecca Murphy

7. I’m running for president to defeat donald trump and rebuild america, we cannot afford four more years of president trump’s reckless and unethical actions. — michael bloomberg

8. To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running — Richard Branson

9. He was always running or bounding, never just walking. He seemed always at the point of defeating the law of gravity. — Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie

10. Your mind can go ahead and imagine what it wants to imagine, but a true friend will always remain true, in spite of the false messages running through your mind. — Michael Bassey Johnson

11. Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro’s problem will not be solved by running away. — Martin Luther King

12. I don’t like coming over here at night, the girl said. The bayou is scary in the dark, all manner of things running wild out there. — Samuel Snoek–Brown, Hagridden

13. To be a runner is to learn continual life lessons. — Martin Dugard, To Be a Runner: How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5–K Makes You a Better Person

14. There are many people in the world who are running after vanity. They are striving after things that the Lord is not building. — Sunday Adelaja

15. I don’t like coming over here at night, the girl said. The bayou is scary in the dark, all manner of things running wild out there. — Samuel Snoek–Brown, Hagridden

16. The running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets. — Mitch Albom

17. There are many people in the world who are running after vanity. They are striving after things that the Lord is not building. — Sunday Adelaja

18. My mind ran over everything that had happened lately, and running on such thoughts made even my feet hurt. — Melita Tessy, Battle of the Spheres: Crust, Mantle and Core

19. Everybody seems to wonder what it’s like down here. I gotta get away from this day–to–day running around. Everybody knows this is nowhere. — Neil Young

20. I couldn’t have got any fatter; I was running out of clothes. — Ronaldo

21. It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home. — Theodore Roosevelt

22. Running and reading are the keys of life. — Will Smith

23. I have been holding a dialogue with myself and girding myself to stand fast without running. — Sylvia Plath

24. Everyone’s running from something. — Peter Watts, Echopraxia

25. If I’m getting on an airplane or anywhere, really, I have a lunch box and stuff. It’s a running joke with my friends and family–everyone gives me lunch boxes for Christmas. — Nikki Reed

26. I am more concerned about minding & running my own business more than I am about someone else’s — terrence herschel gay–eethg corps. inc.

27. There are three rules for running a business; fortunately, we don’t know any of them. — Paul Newman

28. I’m running for president to defeat donald trump and rebuild america, we cannot afford four more years of president trump’s reckless and unethical actions. — michael bloomberg

29. When you’re gone I can go running though the house screaming and no one will ever hear me. — Michael Johnson

30. I was thinking, while I was running…’ He paused. ‘About not hitting the trees, I hope. — Stephenie Meyer

31. Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. — Patrick White

32. If school results were the key to power girls would be running the world. — Sarah Boseley

33. I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there’s rain and an airport or running or a confession of love. — Taylor Swift

34. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creatures endures. A fear of time running out — Mitch Albom

35. I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense. — Tina Weymouth

36. I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. — Neil Armstrong

37. Miracles should run after you and not you running after miracles. — Sunday Adelaja

38. Love is something you must accept in order to have, Naomi. — Nakia R. Laushaul, Running from Solace

39. Running and chanting, the word change in the air like it’s something you can grab and put in your mouth and sink your teeth into. — NoViolet Bulawayo, We Need New Names

40. Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run the risk of running into materialism. — Swami Vivekananda

41. Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that’s how we’ll know life is finally finished. — Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

42. Ginny writes: ‘It’s such bullshit that there are plenty of Joan Crawfords and assholes like my husband running around among us and your mom is not. — Nina Riggs

43. Time is a running factor; once it goes, it cannot be reclaimed — Sunday Adelaja

44. The courts are not going to say that you can compel a person running for office to release Their tax returns. — Mitt Romney

45. Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal. — Vironika Tugaleva

46. When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around. — Sting

47. The courts are not going to say that you can compel a person running for office to release Their tax returns. — Mitt Romney

48. So it allows me to travel, I’ll be doing that and running these great rivers and doing what I’ve done in the past without much purpose other than for the experience. — Richard Dean Anderson

49. So it allows me to travel, I’ll be doing that and running these great rivers and doing what I’ve done in the past without much purpose other than for the experience. — Richard Dean Anderson

50. Why, yes. I am a strange wonder. The most special of snowflakes! Born out of time, forever running to catch up to it! — Ryan Graudin, Invictus

Conclusion

Running has been an activity that has inspired people for centuries. Whether it’s the rush of adrenaline, the sense of accomplishment, or the pure joy of being outside, it’s no wonder that so many people are drawn to running. To celebrate this amazing activity, here are some of the best quotes about running that will motivate and encourage you to keep pushing yourself. Whether you’re an avid runner or just getting started, these inspiring words will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. So, lace up your running shoes and take a deep breath, because you’re about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.