Art Quotes by Criss Jami

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

— Criss Jami

I'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush.

— Criss Jami

I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.

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The most mesmerizing of artists is always like one who was merely drawing in the sand and people came to watch.

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“If I knew what to do I'd do more than write a song for you”

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The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well.

— Criss Jami

“Fresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas.”

— Criss Jami

An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle; its logic comes like a pitcher with a curveball.

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“Whether you try too hard to fit in or you try too hard to stand out, it is of equal consequence: you…

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“Truth in Christ is not a matter of being near or far like in martial arts when you strive for a black…

— Criss Jami

One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to…

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“Propaganda is the evil twin of Fiction: while Fiction is the art of telling the truth without ever telling the truth, Propaganda…

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Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended…

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Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his…

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“I'm a peasant I'm the muzhik A pest you're destined to play the music And yes it's pleasant to say it's beauty…

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“I think that most artists scorned would prefer to be known as the one with the genius brain risking no career over…

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“By far, the hardest part regarding a work of art, apart from the start, is knowing precisely when to stop...It's growing up,…

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Even though artists of all kinds claim to put their hearts and souls into their works, it will only confuse you, for…

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“Every time I create something, whether an idea or a work of art, initially, its supposed completion seems absolutely perfect to me.…

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“A steampunk nation Baby pollution rises up then the loving comes arraigning 'cause Our art's official and only partially artificial And our…

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“There have been times I've felt so much art in my soul I grew sick of artists.”

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I enjoy melancholic music and art. They take me to places I don't normally get to go.

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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…

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To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting,…

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