American poet, essayist, existentialist philosopher, songwriter, and the creator/designer of Killosopher Apparel.
Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths. – Criss Jami
Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes. – Criss Jami
In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent. – Criss Jami
Any fool can do something cool and look cool, but it takes skill to make something uncool cool again. – Criss Jami
Learning isn’t acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired. – Criss Jami
Love may be harder to find in some people, but when they do love you know it must be something marvelous. – Criss Jami
Great minds think alike because a greater Mind is thinking through them. – Criss Jami
If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him. – Criss Jami
Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both. – Criss Jami
There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you’re wrong and you can’t face it; the other is when you’re right and nobody else can face it. – Criss Jami
Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don’t laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions. – Criss Jami
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. – Criss Jami
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you’ll see your rivals scrambling for second place. – Criss Jami
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. – Criss Jami
I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules. – Criss Jami
Imagination doesn’t always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have. – Criss Jami
If only we were all better educated. If then, higher education would at last be a journey for skill and knowledge rather than for power and status. – Criss Jami
Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. – Criss Jami
To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love. – Criss Jami
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. – Criss Jami
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