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

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. – John Ciardi

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Courage
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You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi

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Poetry
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Other Quotes from
City Life, Cities
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I found Rome brick, I left it marble. – Caesar Augustus

Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great. – Fred A. Allen

And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,
She needs not June for beautys heightening… – Matthew Arnold

The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins. – Italo Calvino

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Im not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. Ill say, It tastes like chicken. I mean, thats not what people think of when they think of wine, but thats what it tastes like to me and it hits home. – Gary Vaynerchuk

Category:
Home

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else. – Woody Allen

Category:
funny

I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head it was journals and poetry. So I passed on their offer. I told my agent this is our vision, and no ones done it this way. – Kenny Loggins

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Poetry

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. – Maya Angelou

Category:
Courage