Quotes by Criss Jami

The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies.

To merely blank the page and vaguely assume that religion is the cause of all the worlds problems is, on the contrary, an allegation brought about by nothing more than cognitive lethargy; it is when unburied, unpacked, and exposed but a stale conclusion and a misdirection for the one overwhelmed by centuries of sound theology, scholarly thought, and spiritual development.

Genius - the pursuit of madness.

I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious.

Is the phrase pay or play the piperI inquire, whyCause I admire a desire to flip the switchYeah make a way to face the music likeLife savings for a mosh pit riotListen to a mixRock the tickets, higher volumeVelocity which shakes a cockpits pilot

Some things are so silly they have a certain brilliance to them. Other things, set as standards for brilliance and therefore exalted by many who dont know why, become tarnished because of it.

Comedy to me has always seemed a social tightrope for the comedian. For all axioms intellectually sound the general public would prefer to be amused, but in those emotionally sound, it then chooses to get offended.

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.

Narcissists often feign oppression because narcissists always feel entitled.

Trying to be offensive for the sole purpose of being offensive should always deem one the least offensive of offenders.

The fans are always more radical than that which they are fans.

Its always funny that you can try and try again to steal all your critics ammo, predict their responses, but no matter what, theyll still have a water gun stashed somewhere.

Any fool can do something cool and look cool, but it takes skill to make something uncool cool again.

When focusing only on ones credentials one boasts his own incompetence in his capacity for discernment of the individual.

Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things.

An insincere critic of a sincere person never wins.

By(e) pen, Ive tried my hand at poetry; only to see how boring it is to me. That is, unless I get a chance to destroy each and every piece while doing it as I please.

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

The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind.

What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.