John Edgar Wideman Quotes

For a young person, anybody who's sorting out and trying to make a life for himself or herself, to have the opportunity each day to set down - sit down and then set down thoughts, words - it's a crucial, crucial way of staying alive, of not allowing yourself and not allowing the culture outside yourself to totally dominate your life.

John Edgar Wideman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeOpportunityCultureDayWords

I was on a very bumpy plane ride, an overnight flight. I was so miserable, and I pulled out 'David Copperfield,' and I forgot how scared and tired I was, and I thought, 'This is what reading should be.' I'm utterly transported out of my current situation.

Jennifer Egan

RideTiredReadingThoughtSituation

The strangest thing I've found is that when I got to space, I felt more comfortable in space that I've ever been on Earth before. I just felt this is my home.

John M. Grunsfeld

HomeSpaceEarthComfortableMore

We have the opportunity not just to choose our job or profession, but also to choose the sort of life we want to live and the imprint we will leave on others.

Michael Gove

LifeLiveOpportunityJobChoose

My entire career, I've been a worker.

Andy Roddick

CareerBeenWorkerEntire Career

Being that I was raised in the Catholic faith, I am very careful about what I choose. I've turned down a lot of projects that... could have helped me a lot financially, and I've quit shows because of where they were going and because I feel like I have to be a role model for my kids.

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

FaithI AmMeFeelChooseDown

I don't usually experience that because there are few people who intimidate me, but Woody was one of them.

Treat Williams

ExperiencePeopleMeBecauseWho

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

Tom T. Hall

TimeFirst TimeFirstWorkingIdea

Once you touch that grass, you know in your head only one team is going to walk out of there with a win.

Jason Pierre-Paul

WalkTeamWinYouKnowGrass

So okay, I accepted, and I realized while working for that concert that I'd been missing something very important and vital to me, and that something was music.

Joseph Jarman

MusicMeImportantOkayConcert

My dad said, 'If you want to go out with girls and go out with your friends, get a job.' I found one at the local country club as a pot washer in the kitchen.

Johnny Iuzzini

JobKitchenFriendsYouCountryGo

Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Christopher Fry

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As much as we adore what we do and we're eternally grateful, everyone needs a break sometimes. Everyone needs a few days just to breathe.

Ally Brooke

GratefulSometimesBreatheEveryone

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