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• If you use a philosophy education well, you can get your foot in the door of any industry you please. Industries are like the blossoms on a tree while philosophy is the trunk - it holds the tree together, but it often goes unnoticed.

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  Philosophy, Doors, Feet

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.82, Criss Jami

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• A rebel adult often seems like a glorious savior, whereas a rebel child often seems like a little devil.

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  Children, Devil, Adults

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.71, Criss Jami

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• It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.

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  Arguing, Argument, Bigots

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.65, Criss Jami

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• Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism

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  Inspirational, Optimistic, Positivity

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.91, Criss Jami

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• Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion.'

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  Opinion, Open Mindedness

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.88, Criss Jami

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• We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.

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  Men, Thinking, Nuts

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.47, Criss Jami

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• When it comes to world news, attitude is what marks the distinction between justice and vengeance. Justice is pure, but vengeance brings more ruin.

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  Attitude, Justice, World News

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.104, Criss Jami

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• The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.

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  Hater, Pride, Men

  Criss Jami (2013). “Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality”, p.82, Criss Jami

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• Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.

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  Mean, Imagination, Doe

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.99, Criss Jami

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• Everyone claims to be okay with freedom of religion, but the moment you mention God there is a strange tension that fills the air. If there was a 6th sense, that would be it.

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  Air, Would Be, Strange

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.99, Criss Jami

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• A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.

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  Men, Special, Doe

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.90, Criss Jami

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• A number of our scientists boast intelligence but lack wisdom. I find those to be the predictable ones.

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  Numbers, Scientist, Boast

  Criss Jami (2016). “Healology”, p.23, Criss Jami

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• Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within the problem: for instance, envy is one of the most excused sins in the media of political correctness. Those you find most attractive, or seem to have it all, are often some of the most insecure at heart, and that is because people assume that they do not need anything but defamation.

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  Heart, Insecure, Love Is

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.98, Criss Jami

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• If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.

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  Unconditional Love, Love Is, Understanding

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.108, Criss Jami

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• Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.

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  Sunshine, Thunderstorm

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.38, Criss Jami

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• Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist's is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as well as moral behaviors for the permanent good of mankind, begins at science but ends at himself, the Napoleon complex of both intelligence and imagination. On the other hand the anti-theist wouldn't survive without a deity beyond himself to hunt. He doesn't pretend, he simply nullifies his own position.

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  Atheist, Hands, Moral Behavior

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.74, Criss Jami

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• Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly.

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  Artist, Being Different, Labels

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.67, Criss Jami

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• The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

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  Funny, Jealousy, Hater

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.116, Criss Jami

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• Authors can write stories without people assuming that they are autobiographies, but songwriters and poets are often considered to be the characters in their works. I like Michelangelo's vision, 'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

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  Character, Angel, Writing

  Criss Jami (2011). “Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile”, p.158, Criss Jami

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• In the age of technology there is constant access to vast amounts of information. The basket overflows; people get overwhelmed; the eye of the storm is not so much what goes on in the world, it is the confusion of how to think, feel, digest, and react to what goes on.

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  Fear, Eye, Technology

  Criss Jami (2012). “Venus in Arms”, p.22, Criss Jami

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• Those who speak of progression but are afraid of change are self-repressed and therefore unable to reach any further than their eyes can already see.

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  Fear, Eye, Self

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.101, Criss Jami

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• A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.

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  Fear, Weakness

  Criss Jami (2011). “Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile”, p.38, Criss Jami

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• The faithful man perceives nothing less than opportunity in difficulties. Flowing through his spine, faith and courage work together: Such a man does not fear losing his life, thus he will risk losing it at times in order to empower it. By this he actually values his life more than the man who fears losing his life. It is much like leaping from a window in order to avoid a fire yet in that most crucial moment knowing that God will appear to catch you.

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  Fear, Opportunity, Men

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.115, Criss Jami

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• Every man has a specific skill, whether it is discovered or not, that more readily and naturally comes to him than it would to another, and his own should be sought and polished. He excels best in his niche - originality loses its authenticity in one's efforts to obtain originality.

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  Men, Skills, Effort

  Criss Jami (2011). “Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile”, p.133, Criss Jami

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• It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.

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  World, Definitions, Definition Of Love

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.126, Criss Jami

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