Pier Giorgio Di Cicco Professions : Poet Born : July 5, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Pier Giorgio Di Cicco True creative cities produce the legacy of an idea that does what funding cannot do: to foster. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco creative cities ideas The true measure of a city is its soul. This is the restless energy that doesn't wait for political leadership. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco political cities waiting In the future, all cities will be distinguished by one thing only. The nature of their enthusiasm. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco distinguished cities enthusiasm A city without passion is just a city of artistic events. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco passion events cities A city's greatness is manifest in a people confident in their ability to take risks, to encounter Pier Giorgio Di Cicco greatness cities people Toronto is a city that has yet to fall in love with itself. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco falling-in-love cities fall A strategist is one who helps people relax into their creative skills. People won't rally unless an idea is beautiful... Everyone is hanging on every word... Amazing. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco skills beautiful ideas I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee, it will be with pride and passion that I carry forward the mandate of the Poet Laureate position for the City of Toronto and its residents. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco passion pride opportunity The most adorable thing about Toronto is that she remains fiercely aloof and indifferent to the fads and entrepreneurial fevers of her lovers. She is intractably herself, admissive to the most vagrant, sober in a way that gets misinterpreted as stodginess. Her generosity extends to the meek as well as the gold diggers. Mercifully, she doesn't give a hoot about our portraits of her, but just waits, patiently, for our affection and citizenship. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco generosity adorable giving A city's art must give the impression that art is as indispensable a thing as water, or food. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco cities giving art When civic leaders are in love with their cities they are listened to; they are credible. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco civics leader cities Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
