Criss Jami Quotes - Page 11

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• I am a fan of overdoing something, but not running it into the ground. They are complete opposites with only a fine line separating them.

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  Running, Opposites, Fans

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.89, Criss Jami

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• From recovery to rags and rags to recovery symbolizes art - a perfect compilation of human imperfections.

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  Art, Recovery, Perfect

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.93, Criss Jami

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• In societies where coolness and being cool is a top priority, the religious replace the word 'religious' with 'spiritual' to make their faiths seem less extreme.

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  Spiritual, Religious, Priorities

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.28, Criss Jami

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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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  Patience, Men, Cookies

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

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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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  Rocks, Crowds, Stereotype

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.6, Criss Jami

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• Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.

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  Mind, Ecstasy, Absurdity

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

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• What man is really anti-progressive? For he is only anti-certain-people's-visions-for-the-future.

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  Men, People, Vision

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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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• Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to set aside, but those whom a person shares a sense of humor with are his closest friends. They are always there to make the biggest influence.

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  Best Friend, Religious, Political Opinions

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.117, Criss Jami

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• Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.

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  Unconditional Love, Helping Others, Giving

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

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• The conscious attempt to be a good person without Christ is as legalistic as an attempt to make it into Heaven through empty religiosity.

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  Heaven, Good Person, Christ

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.16, Criss Jami

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• Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun.

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  Fun, Care, Meaning Of Life

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.62, Criss Jami

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• If truth is like the terrain, are we the generation who sees it as one who has worn shoes all his life or one who has never worn shoes? Yet still, even if the walk starts out as painful, the experience may be well worth it.

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  Shoes, May, Generations

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.35, Criss Jami

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• Love is one of those topics that plenty of people try to write about but not enough try to do.

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  Writing, Love Is, People

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.22, Criss Jami

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• The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin to feel it.

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  Matter, Christ, Unchanging

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.27, Criss Jami

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• It's simple, it's not that simple; or life is simple, but the things in it are not. When a man does not understand it, he tends to inflate it. When he does, he tends to deflate it. In the end, neither images are fully accurate.

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  Men, Simple, Doe

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.18, Criss Jami

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• My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.

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  Men, Ideas, Perfection

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

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• Many of us fight for and boast our freedom of what is ultimately the ability to prove ourselves to other people. It is unfortunate that only a few of us are so free in our joy, we no longer feel the need to prove ourselves to anyone.

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  Fighting, People, Joy

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.48, Criss Jami

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• The crazy creatives are the creatives who never go completely mad. They aren't so easily disheartened by the seemingly endless amounts of scrutiny that creative individuals tend to receive because they, like insanity, are the ones who feed off of opposition and negative feedback and manage to continue along with a healthy ambition. It is the crazy that teaches us to use our gifts wisely and own all the attackers.

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  Crazy, Ambition, Mad

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• The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure.

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  Powerful, Adversity, Order

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.42, Criss Jami

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• Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track.

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  Thinking, Train Of Thought, Track

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.22, 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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• Unlike wealth, there is an infinite value in legacy.

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  Legacy, Wealth, Infinite

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.51, Criss Jami

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• There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable.

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  Feelings, Tugging, Sometimes

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.24, Criss Jami

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• We tend to think that refusing to exalt Christ is staying true to our self-will and personal freedom when really we are condemning ourselves. Sure, we can pretend to stay true to ourselves, but if you want to talk about reality, all of that is completely trivial if this life is an island and He's the only pilot with a plane and a flight plan.

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  Reality, Thinking, Islands

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.33, Criss Jami

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