John Ciardi Quotes - Famous Quotes by John Ciardi
Born: 1916-06-24
Died: 1986-03-30
John Ciardi Biography
A dollar saved is a quarter earned.
- John Ciardi
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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
- John Ciardi
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Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.
- John Ciardi
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Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.
- John Ciardi
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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
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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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The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
- John Ciardi
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The Constitution gives every American the right to make a damn fool of himself.
- John Ciardi
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There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.
- John Ciardi
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You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
- John Ciardi
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