Criss Jami Quotes

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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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To swear day and night by media slander will make one a bigger victim than the slandered. It doesn't take much to begin to fear a mere illusion of human badness.

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In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

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One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.

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

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In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.

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You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won't do a thing unless you believe it yourself.

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A young outcast will often feel that there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else.

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Faithfulness imparts God's reason for all circumstances. No matter what the world says, losing is no longer an option.

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A man of God has many brothers. He is a wounded soldier - he is familiar with the pain one feels in his heart, as a close and loving brother, when a brother falls victim of evil men or turns to evil desires (the latter sometimes even betrayal). Because of this, too, he is and must be well-acquainted with and trained in the strengths of hope and the gentleness of forgiveness and mercy.

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I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious.

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Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his truth is universal.

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Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

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With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are.

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Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else; it is to say that that person is superior in some sense.

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Man has 2 common problems with God: the one is that there is evil in the world; the other is that free will is limited. The one, he is charging that the world is too evil; the other is that it is not evil enough.

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Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.

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After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is.

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Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended vacation you suddenly have this killer urge to record whatever the vacation may teach.

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Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.

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A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live.

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How is it that some celebrities, whom the average person would believe to have all the popularity a human being could want, still admit to feeling lonely? It is quite naive to assume that popularity is the remedy for loneliness. Loneliness does not necessarily equal physical solitude, it is the inability to be oneself and rightfully represented as oneself.

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I think that I am too warm to negatively judge individuals, yet I am cold enough to negatively judge humanity.

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Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

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