Well Quotes

Small: Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things
Ben Jonson
"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things"
Ben Jonson, Poet
Small: Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the
"Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time"
Jo Bonner, Politician
Small: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as more recent attacks in Madrid, Spain, and London, Engl
"The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as more recent attacks in Madrid, Spain, and London, England, showed in a very tragic way just how vulnerable many areas of the world are to these sorts of actions"
Jo Bonner, Politician
Small: I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as wel
Billie Jean King
"I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well"
Billie Jean King, Athlete
Small: There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angr
Mother Teresa
"There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use"
Mother Teresa, Leader
Small: We might as well die as to go on living like this
Charlie Chaplin
"We might as well die as to go on living like this"
Charlie Chaplin, Actor
Small: I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years it is middling well as
Walt Whitman
"I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?"
Walt Whitman, Poet
Small: Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes
Walt Whitman
"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes"
Walt Whitman, Poet
Small: To seek the highest good is to live well
"To seek the highest good is to live well"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out the Sun is lost, and the earth, an
John Donne
"And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it"
John Donne, Poet
Small: Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality
"Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Be not entangled in this world of days and nights Thou hast another time and space as well
Muhammad Iqbal
"Be not entangled in this world of days and nights; Thou hast another time and space as well"
Muhammad Iqbal, Poet
Small: There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going t
J. William Fulbright
"There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable"
J. William Fulbright, Politician
Small: He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well
"He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well"
Baltasar Gracian, Philosopher
Small: You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends
"You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of t
"God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress"
Robert South, Clergyman
Small: Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the dut
J. William Fulbright
"Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work"
J. William Fulbright, Politician
Small: It is as well perhaps that this is not the first time I have been swept off my feet. In the days of my blessed
Knut Hamsun
"It is as well perhaps that this is not the first time I have been swept off my feet. In the days of my blessed youth there were such occasions; in what young person's life do they not occur?"
Knut Hamsun, Author
Small: I dont think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But thats now history
Colin Powell
"I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history"
Colin Powell, Statesman
Small: What youre seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and theyre directing their
Colin Powell
"What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they're directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and toward those they think are doing too well in our society"
Colin Powell, Statesman
Small: What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not
Andre Gide
"What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself-and thus make yourself indispensable"
Andre Gide, Novelist
Small: Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefo
"Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?"
Robert Walpole, Statesman
Small: It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it
Spencer Tracy
"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it"
Spencer Tracy, Actor
Small: Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult
"Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult"
Charlotte Whitton, Politician
Small: The clarification of visual forms and their organization in integrated patterns as well as the attribution of
"The clarification of visual forms and their organization in integrated patterns as well as the attribution of such forms to suitable objects is one of the most effective training grounds of the young mind"
Rudolf Arnheim, Artist
Small: Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their
Mary Astell
"Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit"
Mary Astell, Writer
Small: For too long nurses have been undervalued, restricted in what they could do, with too few career opportunities
"For too long nurses have been undervalued, restricted in what they could do, with too few career opportunities in clinical practice. For far too long, nurses have endured a pay system that has held them back - both professionally as well as financially"
John Hutton, Educator
Small: In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well
Paul Valery
"In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well"
Paul Valery, Poet
Small: The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline,
Mary Astell
"The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without taking notice on't"
Mary Astell, Writer
Small: These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well.
"These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new"
John Steinbeck, Author
Small: To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say y
George W. Bush
"To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States"
George W. Bush, President
Small: It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand
"It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand"
Michelangelo, Artist
Small: I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well
George W. Bush
"I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well"
George W. Bush, President
Small: I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. Thats something the U.S. does very well.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
"I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve"
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politician
Small: Green and black go well together, dont they?
Tiger Woods
"Green and black go well together, don't they?"
Tiger Woods, Athlete
Small: I wouldnt have wanted to miss the opportunity to make those three films that didnt do well. They were really i
"I wouldn't have wanted to miss the opportunity to make those three films that didn't do well. They were really important to me, and the things I learned doing them were important to me"
Michael J. Fox, Actor
Small: Weve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, its cheaper, and you get m
Rita Rudner
"We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet"
Rita Rudner, Comedian
Small: Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films Ive done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it di
"Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well"
Kathleen Turner, Actress
Small: Only the closest collaborators of the Fuehrer know how difficult is the burden of this responsibility how sorr
Hjalmar Schacht
"Only the closest collaborators of the Fuehrer know how difficult is the burden of this responsibility; how sorrowful are the hours during which decisions must be made which bear upon the well being and the fate of all of Germany"
Hjalmar Schacht, Economist
Small: I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a
"I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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