John Edgar Wideman Quotes

I think I was kind of melancholy as a kid. I spent a lot of time inside my own head, a lot of time sort of staring into space wondering the hell was going on.

John Edgar Wideman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeSpaceThinkHellKindMy Own

It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

Jimmy Carter

GovernmentPeopleBelieveAmerican

What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.

Maxine Peake

FeelAlwaysFemaleMale

If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is subhuman. The second thing you have to do is convince your allies so you'll have some help, and the third and probably unkindest cut of all is to convince that person that he or she is subhuman and deserves it.

Maya Angelou

YourselfHelpYouPersonWillShe

At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.

Matthew Rhys

HomeLongI CanLazyBecomeEnglish

I'm sick of all the hate and anger and stuff like that going on.

Rose Namajunas

HateAngerSickGoingLikeStuff

I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.

Michael Nyqvist

Growing UpFeelingGrowingTalkUp

There is more to the game than hitting it far. There are ways to make birdies other than hitting 350-yard drives. I pride myself on a good short game; I work very hard at it.

Luke Donald

WorkGoodMyselfGamePrideShort

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

Judd Nelson

VillainMoreBeingExcitingLike

The Earth isn't an infinite sheet that carries on for ever, but it doesn't have an edge, either. It's compact and connected.

Janna Levin

EarthEdgeInfiniteConnectedEither

Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do.

Jon Pardi

LifeBestMeWritingSongYou

Obviously, the issue for the Left isn't aging white males; it is conservatives, whether they are young or old, white or nonwhite, male or female. If female aborigines were conservative, the Left would have a problem with female aborigines.

Dennis Prager

AgingProblemWhiteYoungOldLeft

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.

Denis Waitley

SuccessAttitudeTalentWinnerEdge

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