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Quote by John Ciardi
What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory

What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down. – John Ciardi

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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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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – 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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Lets say a Soviet exchange student back in the 70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that hed seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage theres no betrayal of trust. – Aldrich Ames

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The hedonistic lifestyle is difficult to achieve when youre still carrying your own gear. Trust me that you dont feel glamorous with a 60-pound amp in your arms its a lot less sexy than toting a vodka gimlet and impossible to do in heels. – Carrie Brownstein

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Trust is a great force multiplier. – Tom Ridge

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Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public. – Steven Squyres

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Trust dies but mistrust blossoms. – Sophocles

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The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber

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