Criss Jami Quotes

• Let’s not grow with our roots in the ground.

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• Imagination doesn’t always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.

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• It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity.

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• A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.

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• To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.

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• The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.

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• Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

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• I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation.

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• Women show men beauty in things beyond their ambitions. Women tell men to stop and smell the roses.

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• It’s not at all hard to understand a person; it’s only hard to listen without bias.

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• When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything – that is the definition of conviction.

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• Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.

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• Women rescue men just as much as, if not more than, men rescue women.

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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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• Thoughts are like burning stars, and ideas, they flood, they stretch the universe.

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• Great philosophers become immortal – they make undeniable impacts on culture.

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

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• To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told…and have a sense of humor doing it.

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• Sometimes a people lose their right to remain silent when pressured to remain silent.

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• It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

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Criss Jami (72)

Birth:	29th May, 1987
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Designer, Essayist, Lyricist, Philosopher, Poet, Singer

About

Criss Jami was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is an American poet, essayist, philosopher, lyricist, singer and designer of Killosopher Apparel. He is best known as the author of Killosophy, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality, Venus in Arms, and Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile. He began writing song lyrics at the age of 11. He is the lead singer of the rock band Venus in Arms based in Washington, D.C.. He studied philosophy at George Mason University.

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