“They say the crazies come out at night. I say the crazies come out during election year: Elections have the power to… — Criss Jami Crazies Copy Share Image
If u build the guts to do something,anything,then you better save enough to face the consequences. — Criss Jami Bravery Copy Share Image
Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations. — Criss Jami Discovery Copy Share Image
When you're appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone's need for your approval. — Criss Jami Approval Copy Share Image
Man was created to glorify God. Now, that may encompass other things which God has planned for each man, but essentially, man… — Criss Jami Glorify Copy Share Image
If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him. — Criss Jami Adversity Copy Share Image
“Lead's erasing then vanishing Banished from whatever it is they're drinking and it's cleaned Running from the pitcher as if it's her… — Criss Jami Banish Copy Share Image
What further helps to reveal reality is when our personal thinking ceases to take reality for granted. — Criss Jami Granted Copy Share Image
I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly,… — Criss Jami Enemy Copy Share Image
To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting,… — Criss Jami Art Copy Share Image
What is hard work? It takes strength, energy, and stress to truly care about others enough to place oneself last, but it… — Criss Jami Care Copy Share Image
To be acceptable is for one to ignore his weakness while knowing his strength, to cover the scar even though it's always… — Criss Jami Acceptable Copy Share Image
Christians walk as strangers in the world: They are untamed. They are free. To persevere with love, yet untamed by man, is… — Criss Jami Christian Copy Share Image
When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on… — Criss Jami Aggression Copy Share Image
The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the… — Criss Jami Accord Copy Share Image
Every job from the heart is, ultimately, of equal value. The nurse injects the syringe; the writer slides the pen; the farmer… — Criss Jami Comedian Copy Share Image
Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. — Criss Jami Combat Copy Share Image
“The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies.” — Criss Jami Apologies Copy Share Image
To be extremely happy but extremely intelligent is a task of being optimistic without being cheesy. — Criss Jami Being optimistic Copy Share Image
“Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein as granting authority to others. It might as well be saying, 'Perhaps… — Criss Jami Attitude Copy Share Image
“The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the… — Criss Jami Agnosticism Copy Share Image
“There are 2 types of revolutionaries: those bred through a rich education, and those bred through a poor education. But there is… — Criss Jami Education Copy Share Image
“The most fragile, unhappy people destine themselves to live lives of constantly reminding themselves to be happy.” — Criss Jami Delicate Copy Share Image
I think that I am too warm to negatively judge individuals, yet I am cold enough to negatively judge humanity. — Criss Jami Cold Copy Share Image
Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone… — Criss Jami Action Copy Share Image
The man who is most aggressive in teaching tolerance is the most intolerant of all: he wants a world full of people… — Criss Jami Aggressive Copy Share Image
A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics. — Criss Jami Christ Copy Share Image
“A conspiracy theorist is a critical thinker playing out-of-bounds; although, and this is clear and obvious enough, free-thinking still does not automatically… — Criss Jami Absurdity Copy Share Image
Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his… — Criss Jami Art Copy Share Image
You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting… — Criss Jami Asking Copy Share Image
A number of our scientists boast intelligence but lack wisdom. I find those to be the predictable ones. — Criss Jami Boast Copy Share Image
“Silver bullets and a stake in the heart But the cross still awakens my heart I'm the freak of nature that's all… — Criss Jami Cross Copy Share Image
Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired. — Criss Jami Acquiring Copy Share Image
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness. — Criss Jami Companionship Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts from God is the eternal perspective. It is a level of fearlessness, a level of understanding where… — Criss Jami Emotional Copy Share Image
“The man who sins but wants to purify it is no more a sinner than the man who doesn't sin but wants… — Criss Jami Desire Copy Share Image
The surface of learning is hearing what your ears aren't prepared to hear, and the core of learning is hearing what your… — Criss Jami Core Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, we've rewarded a sort of cowardice by calling it 'kindness', and this has made us utterly spineless when truth finally hits.” — Criss Jami Courage Copy Share Image
“The most important part of discernment is pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive.” — Criss Jami Constructive Copy Share Image
“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… — Criss Jami Admiration Copy Share Image