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Occup.Dramatist
FromEngland
BornJune 24, 1916
DiedMarch 30, 1986
Aged69 years

Summary

John Ciardiwas a famous Dramatist from England, who lived between June 24, 1916 and March 30, 1986. He/she became 69 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by John, under the main topics: Love - Art - Dad - Poetry.

21 Famous quotes by John Ciardi

Small: John Ciardi: You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone
"You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone"
Small: John Ciardi: Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar
"Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar"
Small: John Ciardi: What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he pic
"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down"
Small: John Ciardi: There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation
"There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation"
Small: John Ciardi: The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesnt deserve it, give it to him anyhow
"The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow"
Small: John Ciardi: The day will happen whether or not you get up
"The day will happen whether or not you get up"
Small: John Ciardi: The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself
"The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself"
Small: John Ciardi: The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it
"The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it"
Small: John Ciardi: Poetry lies its way to the truth
"Poetry lies its way to the truth"
Small: John Ciardi: Nothing goes further toward a mans liberation than the act of surviving his need for character
"Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character"
Small: John Ciardi: Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they
"Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea"
Small: John Ciardi: Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-
"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"
Small: John Ciardi: It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sa
"It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions"
Small: John Ciardi: Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen
"Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen"
Small: John Ciardi: Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone
"Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone"
Small: John Ciardi: Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep h
"Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope"
Small: John Ciardi: Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!
"Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!"
Small: John Ciardi: A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students
"A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students"
Small: John Ciardi: A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse
"A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse"
Small: John Ciardi: A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be p
"A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea"
Small: John Ciardi: A dollar saved is a quarter earned
"A dollar saved is a quarter earned"