John Ciardi Quotes

The day will happen whether or not you get up.
John Ciardi

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.
John Ciardi

Poetry lies its way to the truth.
John Ciardi

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.
John Ciardi

You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
John Ciardi

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students.
John Ciardi

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.
John Ciardi

John Ciardi Quotes
		A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. John Ciardi Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Dramatist Quotes Category: English Dramatist Quotes Date of Birth: June 24, 1916 Date of Death: March 30, 1986 Nationality: English Amazon: John Ciardi on Amazon	Related Authors: William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Tom Stoppard Harold Pinter William Wycherley Thomas Dekker Alan Bennett Douglas William Jerrold
		Select John Ciardi Quotations: The day will happen whether or not you get up. John Ciardi Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. John Ciardi Poetry lies its way to the truth. John Ciardi Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen. John Ciardi You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. John Ciardi A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. John Ciardi Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. John Ciardi
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