Quotes by John Ciardi

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  • You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
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  • The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
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  • Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.
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  • A dollar saved is a quarter earned.
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  • A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
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  • There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.
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