John Edgar Wideman Quotes

My father was a veteran. He fought in World War II. He was a patriot. On the other hand, he had no illusions whatsoever about how Uncle Sam had mistreated him and other black soldiers.

John Edgar Wideman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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FatherWarWorldBlackUncleHand

The whole thing about 'The Rover' is the whole swagger of it, the whole guitar attitude swagger. I'm afraid I've got to say it, but it's the sort of thing that is so apparent when you hear 'Rumble' by Link Wray - it's just total attitude, isn't it?

Jimmy Page

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Hate is a problem.

John David Washington

HateProblem

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Max Eastman

ArtistCherishConsciousnessFunction

I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to the grave... and beyond!

Sue Townsend

MyselfSecretsBeyondKeepGrave

How can the country that created electricity, the light bulb, modern cinema as we know it, and the Oscar Meyer Weenie Whistle not be purely awesome?

Steven Crowder

LightElectricityCinemaCountry

I don't know any woman who's one dimensional, not a single one.

Ruth Bradley

WomanKnowSingleAny

As an immigrant, I chose to live in America because it is one of the freest and most vibrant nations in the world. And as an immigrant, I feel an obligation to speak up for immigration policies that will keep America the most economically robust, creative and freedom-loving nation in the world.

Rupert Murdoch

LiveCreativeWorldSpeakAmerica

One of the things I expect Mr. Trump would look for in a vice president is discretion.

Michael T. Flynn

LookPresidentViceThingsExpect

We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.

Loretta Lynch

FutureResponsibilityProtectOwn

More often than not, punches underwhelm - too fizzy, too fruity, too sherbet-y, and/or too baroque, the flavors all muddled into the boozy equivalent of the water left over from cleaning watercolor brushes.

Jonathan Miles

WaterCleaningMoreOverLeftThan

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn't -it's human.

Desiderius Erasmus

LiveIgnoranceBelieveI CanNow

I'd like to widen my education. I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

Brendan Sexton III

EducationLoveMeanFilmLikeRange

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