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Well Quotes

On doing it well, plainly stated.

This set includes a screenwriter's wry description of an unglamorous daily routine that's widely recognized within the industry, and a footballer's warm words for supporters who treated him well throughout his career. For more good-natured lines, see Good.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

William Shakespeare

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

William Shakespeare

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

Quotes by William Shenstone

They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion, frankly, in those early days was not very well informed.

Quotes by William Scranton

I've been campaigning like anything for restoring these changes. For 27 years. I wrote a book about it, well, a portion of the book was devoted to these scenes and why they should have been in the movie.

Quotes by William Peter Blatty

Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith.

Quotes by William Peter Blatty

I worked in script development, many years ago, and read a lot of scripts. Between that and the scripts I've read as an actor, and I'm a writer as well, I think I have a pretty good sense about whether...

Quotes by William Mapother

Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.

Quotes by William Labov

I still use a typewriter from time to time, but because I can't type as well as I used to, I really don't use one very much.

Quotes by William Jay Smith

These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.

Quotes by William Henry Ashley

Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

Quotes by William Henry Ashley

It is always well to get near to men of genius.

Quotes by William Henry Moody

When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in the approach.

Quotes by William Hague

Christ bears with the saints' imperfections; well may the saints one with another.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.

Quotes by William Gurnall

The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well.

Quotes by William Gilbert

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

Quotes by William E. Conway, Jr.

For the U.S., the primary interest is our continued access to Saudi Arabian oil in adequate quantities... at an acceptable political as well as economic price.

Quotes by William E. Simon

Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.

Quotes by William Cullen Bryant

It's hard to store natural gas. And it does require big storage tanks. So it doesn't work very well on passenger cars.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote here that also appears on other baseball-related topic pages?
Yes - this page includes the same candid line: "I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad." Here it's grouped under well as a hedging word rather than for its baseball content.
Is there a quote about the daily life of a screenwriter?
Yes. One quote notes that the dull externals of a screenwriter's working life are well known, joking that screenwriters are the people taking up too much table space at cafes. It's a wry, self-deprecating take on the profession. For more relatable observations, see Know quotes.
Is there a quote about tension between Hollywood and game developers?
Yes - one quote observes that there's a bit of arrogance among Hollywood-type personalities that doesn't sit well with game developers. It's a candid look at friction between two different creative industries. Browse Good quotes for more direct, honest observations.
Is there a quote about how fans have treated a player at Inter?
Yes - one quote says: "The Inter fans have always treated me very well." It's a simple, appreciative statement about fan support. For more consistently positive quotes, see Always quotes.
What different senses of "well" appear on this page?
A hedging well in a baseball confession, well known as in commonly understood, things not sitting well between industries, and being treated well by fans. For more on getting things done, check out Doing quotes.

A game developer's quote pushes back on outside arrogance that clashes with how the industry actually operates, rounding out the topic's range. Continue with Doing or Know.