A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. — John Ciardi
I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. — John Ciardi
Nothing goes further toward a man’s liberation than the act of surviving his need for character. — John Ciardi
The constitution gives every american the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself. — John Ciardi
The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn’t deserve it, give it to him anyhow. — John Ciardi
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. — John Ciardi