Well Quotes

"For the spiritual sense of the Word treats everywhere of the spiritual world, that is, of the state of the church in the heavens, as well as in the earth; hence the Word is spiritual and Divine"

Emanuel Swedenborg, Scientist

"I am well aware that many will say that no one can possibly speak with spirits and angels so long as he lives in the body; and many will say that it is all fancy, others that I relate such things in order to gain credence, and others will make other objections"

Emanuel Swedenborg, Scientist

"This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers"

Clara Barton, Public Servant

"The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body"

Daniel D. Palmer, Celebrity

"Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as well as Congress"

Ken Thompson, Scientist

"Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case"

Helen Clark, Statesman

"Well I know I was contracted to Polydor so they couldn't use my name"

Jim Sullivan, Musician

"How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective"

Suzanne Vega, Musician

"My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well"

Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity

"The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done"

George MacDonald, Novelist

"You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion"

William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier

"No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out"

Al Gore, Vice President

"One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your parents' and grandparents' lives come to you"

Philip Pullman, Writer

"The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you"

Edward F. Halifax, Statesman

"Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already"

Michael Burgess, Congressman

"How do I feel about war? Well anybody I guess, I hope, I don't like it"

Gerald Scarfe, Artist

"How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I was a kid"

Joan Chen, Actress

"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy"

Cynthia Nelms, Author

"If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat"

Geoffrey Boycott, Athlete

"And from a military school which taught me that to fit into society, you can't just do anything you damn well please because it will suit you. And that it's much better to be with the winners than it is with the losers"

Sam Donaldson, Journalist

"On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success"

Martin Van Buren, President

"Time spent on hiring is time well spent"

Robert Half, Businessman

"I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing"

Martina Hingis, Athlete

"I never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that"

Gisele Bundchen, Model

"Now, I'm not suggesting we're going to wait 40 years or even four years, but I think we have to put in perspective the fact that we've come quite a distance. We have quite a distance to come - go, as well"

Michael Chertoff, Public Servant

"I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well"

Robert Sternberg, Educator

"But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents"

Joseph Heller, Novelist

"Well unfortunately I didn't work with Andre much. But rap is a strong presence in the culture and anyone is going to grateful for its appearance, grateful for any kind of music that has the kind of effect that rap has had on us all"

Harvey Keitel, Actor

"I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it"

Charles Schumer, Politician

"On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film"

Andrzej Wajda, Director

"The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru"

Alberto Fujimori, Statesman

"There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy"

Albert Ellis, Psychologist

"How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man"

Johnny Cash, Musician

"And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I would want to take them to. But it was an amazing experience. And I think Shrek is a real classic, a fairy tale classic"

Mike Myers, Comedian

"I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business"

Orville Redenbacher, Businessman

"God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do"

Jim Bakker, Celebrity

"I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline"

Bob Graham, Politician

"It was a great mantel to be able to take on really, an amazing legacy. And you know to finally see it, because I just saw the final product yesterday as well, is really amazing to be part of something like this"

Brandon Routh, Actor

"I think people stop themselves from doing the things they want to do. I just think you never know how long you're going to be around so you might as well do the things that are intriguing. Nobody really cares anyway so you have to do what makes you happy"

Gina Gershon, Actress

"Oddly, because she has that confidence, the people around her like her more. She becomes more a part of the Reaper family, and she also is able to get along with people more outside of their circle as well"

Ellen Muth, Actress

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