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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.

If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually they'll be able to run a township, and a county.

Quotes by Wen Jiabao

Obviously as a mayor, I'm in competition with my neighboring cities as well as cities around the country.

Quotes by Wayne Messam

It was endlessly entertaining, watching people beat each other up. All the little kids in the neighborhood would come and watch... and then we'd beat them up as well.

Quotes by Wayne Coyne

Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Well, this week for example, I was just in Los Angeles making a documentary for German television on whales. They had tried to get me in England where they missed me.

Quotes by Wavy Gravy

Well, it's taken a long time to get the Department of Homeland Security established. It's taken a long time for the Congress to decide how much it wanted to fund.

Quotes by Warren Rudman

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

Warren Buffett

I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I think there is a range of matters that might be discussed between NATO and Russia that can provide a mechanism for talking through these issues,...

Quotes by Warren Christopher

Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.

Quotes by Wang Jianlin

I know Bo Xilai well. But our relationship was based on our work; we didn't have a personal relationship.

Quotes by Wang Jianlin

There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine.

Quotes by Walter Scott

Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.

Quotes by Walter Reisch

During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.

Quotes by Walter Kohn

Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall.

Quotes by Walter Hill

The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.

Quotes by Walter Dean Myers

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

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.