John Ciardi Quotes

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.

John Ciardi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 24, 1916 - March 30, 1986

Topics

CharacterManNothingNeedSurviving

Disguising your own origins is a deeply American impulse, but that doesn't make it any less compromising. The way I live my life is to try to foreground the tensions and paradoxes of being a white person who's interested in racial justice and reconciliation, rather than disguise or obliterate them.

Jess Row

LifeLiveJusticeAmericanMy Life

If we can make great games for PS3 players... how many PS3 players are out there? If we can make great games for everybody, that's a much bigger service. There's no reason I shouldn't do that.

Jenova Chen

GreatServiceGamesReasonOutMuch

I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

TruthStoryThinkYouKnowWill

And writing I think is a gift that you have, the same as acting, in a way.

Matthew Vaughn

WritingGiftThinkYouActingWay

Listen, I wish economic growth only went in one direction. It doesn't. There are economic downturns. They're painful, they're harmful, and they hurt families.

Jeb Hensarling

GrowthDirectionHurtWishListen

I need quiet when I'm recording because I don't want any noise in the background.

Amber Mark

QuietWantNeedNoiseRecordingAny

I'll probably never stop improvising.

Matt Besser

StopNeverNever StopImprovising

It's amazing how fast later comes when you buy now.

Milton Berle

AmazingYouFastNowBuyHow

My mother taught Shakespeare and used to act.

Derek Walcott

MotherActUsedShakespeareTaught

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Plautus

CourageBattleVeterans DayDanger

Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me.

Persis Khambatta

MeCareerPlaceKnowSaidHollywood

Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.

Thornton Wilder

GoodWorldDangerEveryThing

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