--- title: "7 Genuine Quotes By Criss Jami" description: "7 Genuine quotes by Criss Jami. Plus more from Criss Jami and more Genuine sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/criss-jami-320_concern_intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their_316221.jpg" --- > [Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their-openness-are-indeed-slow-to/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/criss-jami-320_concern_intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their_316221.jpg) > [“Some people's theologies come across as blatantly wrong when weighed against what is revealed in Scripture. However God has mercy on those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/some-people-s-theologies-come-across-as-blatantly-wrong-when-weighed/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/criss-jami-320_apologetics_some-people-s-theologies-come-across-as_335689.jpg) > [“Ambitious humans! We seek the glory of being heroes without first the service of being helpers...and find only humiliation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/ambitious-humans-we-seek-the-glory-of-being-heroes-without-first-the/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/criss-jami-320_genuine_ambitious-humans-we-seek-the-glory-of-be_1367745.jpg) > [“Amid the holy and celestial, humility's what's 'cool' under pressure. Humility stops being humble when it realizes itself humble, and cool stops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/amid-the-holy-and-celestial-humility-s-what-s-cool-under-pressure/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/criss-jami-320_angels_amid-the-holy-and-celestial-humility-s-w_2466278.jpg) > [The challenge of abating one with a genuine ego problem is to not try to put him down. Any and all antagonization,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-challenge-of-abating-one-with-a-genuine-ego-problem-is-to-not-try/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/criss-jami-320_arrogance_the-challenge-of-abating-one-with-a-genu_2627734.jpg) > [“No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/no-matter-how-kind-you-are-always-expect-a-few-imbeciles/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/criss-jami-320_bullies_no-matter-how-kind-you-are-always-expect_2685827.jpg) > [“Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/who-you-are-in-public-is-a-test-of-your-conviction-who-you-are-in/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/criss-jami-320_conviction_who-you-are-in-public-is-a-test-of-your_3135456.jpg) ## Other authors on Genuine ## More by Criss Jami > [The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-only-activity-a-cynic-will-find-contagious-is-yawning-that-is/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/religion-like-science-is-only-noteworthy-when-it-emphasizes-a-matter/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“Slander does to a soul what cancer does to a cell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/slander-does-to-a-soul-what-cancer-does-to-a-cell/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-hated-man-is-the-result-of-his-hater-s-pride-rather-than-his/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/what-is-a-genius-a-person-who-demands-little-to-nothing-from-others/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/a-man-does-not-have-to-feel-less-than-human-to-realize-his-sin/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/i-would-rather-my-descendants-have-greater-abilities-and-a-greater/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“Create with the heart; build with the mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/create-with-the-heart-build-with-the-mind/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/peace-is-more-of-an-internal-settlement-rather-than-what-is-visible/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“Our entire lives we witness individuals, the ones who break some of the most culturally sensitive moral codes, ruined permanently by the media -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/our-entire-lives-we-witness-individuals-the-ones-who-break-some-of/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/senses-of-humor-define-people-as-factions-deeper-rooted-than/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/i-believe-in-evolution-in-the-sense-that-a-short-tempered-man-is-the/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“God speaks of his children shining best in ways that only he can provide. The heavens lift one as a golden child while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/god-speaks-of-his-children-shining-best-in-ways-that-only-he-can/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [It is never just disagreement but always intellectual dishonesty that is the apologist's worst enemy. And its apprentice is ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/it-is-never-just-disagreement-but-always-intellectual-dishonesty-that/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) > [“Always work towards a dream or you'll always dream of working elsewhere.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/always-work-towards-a-dream-or-you-ll-always-dream-of-working/) [Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genuine/criss-jami/#itemlist", "name": "7 Genuine Quotes By Criss Jami", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of others, the genuine are slow to fret about being criticized.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Criss Jami" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their-openness-are-indeed-slow-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/criss-jami-320_concern_intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their_316221.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/criss-jami-320_concern_intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their_316221.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/criss-jami-320_concern_intelligent-people-as-some-say-in-their_316221.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their…” — Criss Jami", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Some people's theologies come across as blatantly wrong when weighed against what is revealed in Scripture. 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