A good question is never answered. It is not a bol... -John Ciardi

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.

John Ciardi , Dramatist
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John Ciardi Quotes to Explore

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...
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of green...
Poetry lies its way to the truth....
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone....
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 ...
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope....
Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen....
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea....
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....

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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy....
I write about humility, because it's something I hope I one day actually possess....
I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause....
The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union be...
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial....
I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide posi...
There are certain things that people love to do, and they can't really explain it. That's me and football. The game gives me hope. It lets me be mysel...
In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has ...
It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, wi...
You have to have hope. It's irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think it's irresponsible to...