Quotes by : John Ciardi

The day will happenwhether or not you get up

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

A savage is simply a human organism that has not received enough news from the human race.

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged,....

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

Poetry lies its way to the truth.

If a man means his writing seriously he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he....

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young....

I have one head that wants to be good,And one that wants to be bad.And always, as soon as I get up,One....

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young....