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Criss Jami Quotes - Page 9

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The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.

The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.

Blessed, May, Sound

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.66, Criss Jami

Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.

Mind, Ecstasy, Absurdity

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

Extreme right-wingers are known for giving God a bad name; extreme left-wingers are known for giving God a weak name. He's not as simple as conservative versus liberal, old versus new. His wings are balanced. God is both and neither.

Simple, Names, Wings

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.8, Criss Jami

Normality is the new eccentric.

Eccentric, Normality

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.7, Criss Jami

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

Patience, Passion, Persistence

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

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on

Forgiveness, Moving, Character

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

It starts off like climbing a tree or solving a puzzle - poetry, if nothing else, is just fun to write. But deeper into each and every piece, you no longer hesitate to call it work. It's passion. A poet's sense of lyrical accomplishment is then his food and water, his means of survival.

Fun, Passion, Writing

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.58, Criss Jami

Those who stand for different causes during different generations often experience the same oppositions and the same difficulties as those of the previous and the next generations. That is the basis of history repeating itself.

Different, Generations, Next

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.55, Criss Jami

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.

Reality, Guy, Genius

Criss Jami (2013). “Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality”, p.30, Criss Jami

The only honorable, desirable kind of fear that shouldn't be feared is the fear of harm on a loved one. It's the kind of fear that leads to self-sacrifice and the kind of fear where you would truly jump in front of a bus to save another.

Sacrifice, Self, Kind

Criss Jami (2013). “Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality”, p.103, Criss Jami

The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.

People, Judging, Complaining

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.8, Criss Jami

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.

Men, Simple, Doe

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

Love is without a doubt the laziest theory for the meaning of life, but when it actually comes a time to do it we find just enough energy to over-complicate life again. Any devil can love, whom he himself sees as, a good person who has treated him well, but to love also the polar opposite is what separates love from fickle emotions.

Love Is, Opposites, Doubt

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

Most men either compromise or drop their greatest talents and start running after, what they perceive to be, a more reasonable success, and somewhere in between they end up with a discontented settlement. Safety is indeed stability, but it is not progression.

Running, Men, Safety

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.88, Criss Jami

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.

Best Friend, Religious, Political Opinions

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

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.

Matter, Christ, Unchanging

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

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.

Spiritual, Religious, Priorities

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

The surface of learning is hearing what your ears aren't prepared to hear, and the core of learning is hearing what your ears don't want to hear.

Ears, Want, Hearing

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.9, Criss Jami

Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who's swell.

Ingredients, Wells, Knows

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.20, Criss Jami

You maintain hope for humanity as an infinite skeptic of gossip and slander. In all mankind's desires for entertainment and exaggeration and sensationalism, when it comes to gossip, the individual always sounds worse than he really is. This is why adhering to gossip subtly affects the mental state of the listener - he goes on holding shady opinions regardless of where the realities of their lights and darknesses may stand.

Reality, Light, Gossip

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

Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil.

Roots, Evil, Has Beens

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.71, Criss Jami

A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics.

Heart, Mature, Christ

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.8, Criss Jami

It is better to doubt that a concept is stupidly flying under your head than profoundly flying over your head.

Flying, Over You, Doubt

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.9, Criss Jami

I am not here to merely argue about the perplexities regarding theism or philosophy, but to be a light to the world and to reach out to those who long to be a part of that light.

Philosophy, Light, Long

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.71, Criss Jami

Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see.

Stepping Back, Extremes, Observing

Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.74, Criss Jami

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