Criss Jami Quotes - Page 16

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• When you aren't satisfied with what has already been done, make something better. That is the greatest responsibility and the true freedom of creativity. The freedom is in that it doesn't need to complain.

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  Creativity, Responsibility, Complaining

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.32, Criss Jami

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• When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.

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  Class, Judgement, Titles

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.127, Criss Jami

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• When there's music in your soul, there's soul in your music.

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  Soul, Your Soul

  Criss Jami (2016). “Healology”, p.40, Criss Jami

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• I'd rather strive for the kind of interview where instead of me asking to introduce myself to society, society asks me to introduce myself to society.

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  Leadership, Asking, Interviews

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.37, Criss Jami

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• I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.

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  Artist, Leader

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.92, Criss Jami

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• The greater ignorance towards a country is not ignoring what its politicians have to say, it is ignoring what the inmates in its prisons have to say.

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  Country, Ignorance, Inmates

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.96, Criss Jami

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• The devil's happy when the critics run you off.

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  Running, Criticism, Devil

  Criss Jami (2012). “Venus in Arms”, p.28, Criss Jami

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• Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions

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  Stupid, Laughing, Sense Of Humor

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.53, Criss Jami

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• Yes, be different, but not for the vanities of being different.

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  Vanity, Being Different, Different

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.21, Criss Jami

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• As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate.

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  Selfish, Patriotic, Tragedy

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.106, Criss Jami

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• I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one's shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the valley.

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  Views, Order, Valleys

  Criss Jami (2011). “Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile”, p.72, Criss Jami

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• Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them; but because it's true.

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  Beautiful, Fun, Believe

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.13, Criss Jami

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• If it's true what is said, that only the wise discover the wise, then it must also be true that the lone wolf symbolizes either the biggest fool on the planet or the biggest Einstein on the planet.

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  Wise, Fool, Lone Wolf

  Criss Jami (2013). “Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality”, p.57, Criss Jami

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• Man was created to glorify God. Now, that may encompass other things which God has planned for each man, but essentially, man was created to glorify God.

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  Men, May, Glorify

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.31, Criss Jami

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• When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.

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  Inspirational, Sides, Poet

  Criss Jami (2012). “Venus in Arms”, p.42, Criss Jami

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• The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind.

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  Creativity, Mind, Ingredients

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.44, Criss Jami

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• Ultimate prosperity is one's value within. It takes a man of depth, morality, and charm to be envied yet without a sign of wealth or romance. A passion to prove such inner worth is his permission to achieve whatever he desires.

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  Passion, Men, Romance

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.61, Criss Jami

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• Tolerance! The virtue that makes one bite his tongue so that he can tear out his hair.

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  Hair, Tolerance, Tears

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

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• Imagination doesn't always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.

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  Long, Imagination, Contentment

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.34, Criss Jami

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• Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

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  Strong, Heart, Mind

  Criss Jami (2013). “Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality”, p.6, Criss Jami

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• With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing.

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  Regret, Philosophy, Thinking

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

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• It's a good sign but rare instance when, in a relationship, you find that the more you learn about the other person, the more you continue to desire them. A sturdy bond requires a degree of youthful intrigue. Love loves its youth.

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  True Love, Desire, Degrees

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.69, Criss Jami

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• When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.

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  People, Credit, Pleasure

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.112, Criss Jami

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• In a society where dirt sells, for every good story told as it is, you will hear the whole of that day's 10 bad stories sensationalized; although in reality, it could be that 100 good deeds happened that day which went unsung.

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  Reality, Dirt, Stories

  Criss Jami (2016). “Healology”, p.42, Criss Jami

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• I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.

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  Claims, Liberalism, Conservatism

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.100, Criss Jami

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