Quote by John Ciardi
A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the wors

A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. – John Ciardi

Other quotes by John Ciardi

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi

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

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College
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Other Quotes from
City Life, Cities
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I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage. – Alan Brien

The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi. – Fred A. Allen

The cities of the world are concentric, isomorphic, synchronic. Only one exists and you are always in the same one. Its the effect of their permanent revolution, their intense circulation, their instantaneous magnetism. – Jean Baudrillard

I found Rome brick, I left it marble. – Caesar Augustus

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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone. – George Foreman

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Its a terribly hard job to spend a billion dollars and get your moneys worth. – George M. Humphrey

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I go home and dont get treated any differently. People have known me all my life and are interested and very supportive but because they have known me forever I dont get any diva treatment. My mum still tells me off if I havent loaded the dishwasher for her. – Katherine Jenkins

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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang

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