Quotes by Criss Jami

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It's neither judgment nor judgment according to the status quo that we have a problem with, but rather judgment according to God's Word that we have a problem with. We sharply dress ourselves, go out into the world, shape ourselves, our personalities...

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The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.

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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.

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Have nuts and be nuts.

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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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When you mature in your relationship with God you realize how suffering and patience are like eating your spiritual vegetables.

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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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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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From time to time I once wondered how one wanders from time to time And think up the paradox line Speak of Epoch's crime Oh I lied, it hasn't happened yet But bet you better believe it's such a habit that I just said that in a past mindset

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Lead's erasing then vanishing Banished from whatever it is they're drinking and it's cleaned Running from the pitcher as if it's her fantasy

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I think that there are excellent and poor thinking habits just as there are healthy and unhealthy eating habits; and when a man really knows how to think, you cannot necessarily assert that he thinks too much in a strictly negative connotation. Perha...

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I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.

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Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

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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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Great minds think alike because a greater Mind is thinking through them.

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A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.

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When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.

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Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.

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Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever.

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It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, would do such a thing?' It seems only theoretical albeit...

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