Criss Jami Quotes

American poet, essayist, existentialist philosopher, songwriter, and the creator/designer of Killosopher Apparel.

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There’s nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn’t even have to matter what they’re laughing about.
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The common man prays, ‘I want a cookie right now!’ And God responds, ‘If you’d listen to what I say, tomorrow it will bring you 100 cookies’.
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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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Feel what it’s like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you’ll forever think twice before wasting food.
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The thing about stereotyping is it’s usually just throwing rocks into a crowd hoping to hit somebody who deserves it.
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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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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.
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Any halfway clever devil would decorate the highway to Hell as beautiful as possible.
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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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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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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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Great minds think alike because a greater Mind is thinking through them.
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Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.
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To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.
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Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.
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Learning isn’t acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.
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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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Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.
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Any fool can do something cool and look cool, but it takes skill to make something uncool cool again.
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Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.
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Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.
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If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you’ll see your rivals scrambling for second place.
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Love may be harder to find in some people, but when they do love you know it must be something marvelous.
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Don’t change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you’re wrong.
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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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When you have wit of your own, it’s a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.
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Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.
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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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Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.
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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.
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The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.
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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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If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.
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Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.
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To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.
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Thoughts are like burning stars, and ideas, they flood, they stretch the universe.
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Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.
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Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.
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A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.
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I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.
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It has always seemed that a fear of judgement is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity.
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The devil’s happy when the critics run you off.
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When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.
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Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care.
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Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.
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