John Edgar Wideman Quotes

My father was intelligent and closed-mouthed. He knew a lot more than what he was ever going to tell you.

John Edgar Wideman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

Anderson Cooper

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.

John Millington Synge

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Sometimes, the best thing to do is just to sit down and listen to another person's experience and listen how they express themselves and want to be seen by others.

Angourie Rice

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I always keep my makeup really simple.

Ana Ivanovic

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I could never be elected.

Roger Ailes

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Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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When we got with Dallas Austin, he was just getting on. He was kinda like the fourth member of TLC.

Rozonda Thomas

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One of the things you don't always realize when you're younger is that not everything you try is going to work.

Mike Pompeo

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I think I was drawn to acting just as a way of getting noticed.

Michael Rispoli

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I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.

Jose Saramago

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My Writers Guild of America card is one of my proudest possessions. I was given it after being invited to write the script for a film of my last novel, 'Me Before You,' which is being made by MGM. Whenever I look at it, I think, 'I'm a Hollywood writer!'

Jojo Moyes

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More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

Diane Greene

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