Quotes of 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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“ I thought it (love) meant like you hold out your hand and someone takes it, holds it hard, and pulls you safe from the river. You talk. You tell him bits of yourself. You say here's where I hurt and you give it to him and he holds it and gives you where he hurts in return and you hold it and that's how you learn to love. ”

- Elizabeth George

“ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ”

- Erica Jong

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes. ”

- Paulo Coelho

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ God does not ask about our ability, but our availability. ”

- Unknown

“ I was blind and heart broken and didn't want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, "I have wonderful news!" And I was like, "I don't really want to hear wonderful news right now," and Gus said, "This is wonderful news you want to hear," and I asked him, "Fine, what is it?" and he said, "You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible moments that you cannot even imagine yet! ”

- John Green

“ I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life. ”

- Ronald Reagan

“ In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. ”

- Anne Frank

“ You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Enmity builds walls; love builds bridges. Enlightenment is the highway to world peace. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ How do I say “I miss you” in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does? ”

- Unknown

“ Visionary decisionmaking happens at the intersection of intuition and logic. ”

- Gandhi

“ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. ”

- Emily Dickinson

“ Growing up in wartorn country like South Sudan wasn't hard and unbearable, but I'm always thankful for the experiences I encountered; cos with them I had realized my full potential to walked in seek of change and make impact on lives of others. ”

- Luka J. Riek

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter. ”

- Melissa Marr

“ Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you already are. ”

- Unknown

“ Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ”

- Ovid

“ So many reasons to hate and still I choose to love anyway... ”

- Samiha Totanji

“ To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best. ”

- William M. Thackery

“ When love comes like that, all you can do is surrender, to lay down your arms and submit to the will of those who would love you. For in denying it, you face only regret. ”

- Michael Kilman