Well Quotes

Small: But youve got to have money for comfort, which obviously doesnt matter as much when youre young, but even so.
"But you've got to have money for comfort, which obviously doesn't matter as much when you're young, but even so. I always like to bloody eat well and be warm. Have a drink when I want it"
Jeffrey Bernard, Journalist
Small: Were our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves
"We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves"
Tom Robbins, Author
Small: Well the basic thesis is that theres a god in heaven who is all powerful who wants to help people. And that -
"Well the basic thesis is that there's a god in heaven who is all powerful who wants to help people. And that - he will answer prayer, and does miraculous things in people's lives. And so I've documented some of these wonderful things"
Pat Robertson, Clergyman
Small: Well, I think its because Im an only daughter. I have four brothers, a bunch of guy cousins, and so its like I
Alicia Machado
"Well, I think it's because I'm an only daughter. I have four brothers, a bunch of guy cousins, and so it's like I was raised amongst men. So I've always gotten along really well with men"
Alicia Machado, Celebrity
Small: Well thats actually happened to me a couple of times... but I really think that men, when it comes to falling
Alicia Machado
"Well that's actually happened to me a couple of times... but I really think that men, when it comes to falling in love, are less... I guess you could say less aggressive"
Alicia Machado, Celebrity
Small: Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you lik
Germaine Greer
"Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well"
Germaine Greer, Activist
Small: We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well
"We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well"
Anton Chekhov, Dramatist
Small: That business of relaxation, which is so terribly modern today, is all good and well, but my work interests me
Arne Jacobsen
"That business of relaxation, which is so terribly modern today, is all good and well, but my work interests me so much, and is so varied, that many times it seems relaxing when I go from one aspect to another"
Arne Jacobsen, Architect
Small: A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defens
James Madison
"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country"
James Madison, President
Small: Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise
"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks"
Heinrich Heine, Poet
Small: War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason
James Madison
"War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason"
James Madison, President
Small: For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done
Michelle Obama
"For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
Small: The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy cant be managed through the politics of personality, and o
Sarah Palin
"The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault"
Sarah Palin, Politician
Small: For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any a
Queen Victoria
"For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous"
Queen Victoria, Royalty
Small: He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well
"He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well"
John Milton, Poet
Small: If by chance some day youre not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing Ive said or done and it
"If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled"
Red Skelton, Comedian
Small: And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men whereas a man may know all wome
Helen Rowland
"And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage
"There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble
"If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: If you make yourself understood, youre always speaking well
"If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!
Gustave Flaubert
"One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!"
Gustave Flaubert, Novelist
Small: Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we
"Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we owe it to ourselves as well as to the distressed"
Joseph Butler, Clergyman
Small: A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house
"A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: When your hobbies get in the way of your work - thats OK but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves...
"When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well"
Steve Martin, Comedian
Small: I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper
"I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper"
Steve Martin, Comedian
Small: Each must in virtue strive for to excel That man lives twice that lives the first life well
"Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well"
Robert Herrick, Poet
Small: You take the cards youre dealt. Im now ferociously healthy in body and mind. You couldnt pay me to go near a p
Margot Kidder
"You take the cards you're dealt. I'm now ferociously healthy in body and mind. You couldn't pay me to go near a psychiatrist again. Stopping seeing them was my first step to getting well"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Tex
Sam Houston
"In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her"
Sam Houston, Politician
Small: Maybe I dont believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing
"Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing"
Tracey Emin, Artist
Small: A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well
Daniel J. Boorstin
"A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well"
Daniel J. Boorstin, Historian
Small: In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our only real hope for survival
"In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our only real hope for survival"
Stanislav Grof, Psychologist
Small: Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if youre going to go through it, you might as well
"Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it"
Julie Christie, Actress
Small: Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think theres Christine in all men as well
"Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there's Christine in all men as well"
Neil LaBute, Director
Small: Being away from her is torturous and Id much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon a
"Being away from her is torturous and I'd much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon as I can. I make sure I do my job real well and fast"
Richard Dean Anderson, Actor
Small: I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of t
"I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: Directing is too hard, it takes too much time, and it doesnt pay very well
"Directing is too hard, it takes too much time, and it doesn't pay very well"
Harrison Ford, Actor
Small: Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so i
Sylvia Plath
"Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call"
Sylvia Plath, Poet
Small: Hierarchy works well in a stable environment
"Hierarchy works well in a stable environment"
Mary Douglas, Scientist
Small: Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well
"Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well"
Donald Rumsfeld, Politician
Small: We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well
"We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well"
George MacDonald, Novelist
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