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John Edgar Wideman Quotes

I feel compelled not to pass on a vision of bleakness, destruction or cynicism. I want to tell the truth as I see it, but I also have to believe that individuals - my kids, your kids, whoever - can do something about it, and I want to show the ways in which they can do something about it.

John Edgar Wideman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: June 14, 1941

Topics

Truth Vision Believe Feel Want See

Since I carry my father's name, I believe it is my responsibility to use that name as he would have to support the causes that were so dear to his heart. Dad strongly supported Huckabee when no one thought that he had any chance to succeed in the presidential race.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

Father Heart Responsibility Support

My husband does so many romantic things for me, it's absurd.

Romantic Me Husband Things Absurd

It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.

Good Time Struggle Writing World

I do believe when there are advances in technology that it is important to balance the privacy interests affected with the investigative take that you might get from that technology.

Technology Balance Believe You Take

If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine.

People Fine Like

The way you speak should not determine your intelligence. I should be able to say 'lit,' and you still know I'm intelligent. I should be able to say 'turn up,' and that doesn't take away from my intelligence. I wanted to break down that stereotype a little bit.

Intelligence Speak You Down Know

Everything in 'The Tudors' is initially based on my historical research, and the fact is that the most unlikely scenes were the ones which were probably most based on reality. I prefer to be as real as possible, and there is so much of that story that you just can't make up.

Research Story Reality You Possible

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.

Inspirational Simple Always Marvelous

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Believe Only Books Writer Uncles

I loved to fall down.

Loved Fall Down

I see more people taking charge of their well-being through the use of data and digital sensors, wearable health bands, and smartphone apps that can track and quantify everything from their heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep quality to steps walked and calories consumed.

Denise Morrison

Heart Health Quality Sleep People

I look young. I heard this said so often that it became irritating. I once worked as a babysitter for a woman who, the first time we met, said she didn't want somebody in high school. I was 22. Later, I realised that in certain places being female and looking 'young' meant it was more difficult to be taken seriously, so I turned to make-up.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Time Woman School Looking Look Said

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