Quotes by Criss Jami

Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to read the true motives of a critic keeps ones conscience both clear and at ease.

Always have there been great numbers of individuals who were very much eager to fight for good causes. Always there were these, but then there were even greater numbers of trendies who would then become wholly and completely misguided in the efforts.

Normality is the new eccentric.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

Even when the truth is in fact simple, simplicity is still relative.

Chance is your godThough youre falling free you will land hard

When youre truly awesome, you know that its actually a burden and wish day after day to be relieved of such a curse. Think of about 95% of the superheroes.

One of the biggest contradictions in self-proclaimed open-mindedness is to say that were all one but when a true bigot comes around tell him were all different. Its usually the case that neither side is correct. One might have the right to do something, anything, but sure enough, that doesnt mean its right and a benefit to other people.

You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided.

That most pleasant weather to feel is the one never felt.

“The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.”

“Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.”

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

“To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.”

“If youre waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, youll never make it.”

“As Aristotle said, Excellence is a habit. I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until hes ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial.”

“When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were somebody.”

“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.”

“Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care.”

“Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand, who intentionally distort the motives of a pure-intentioned individual, then, no longer have the opportunity to block his path; instead, they are the ones left to stand on the sidelines shouting frustratedly in the wind of his trail.”