"...There are also those who inadvertently grant power……" — Criss Jami
"...There are also those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets to the point where he can simply say, 'The sky is blue,' and people indignantly rush up trying to refute him saying, 'No, the sky is light blue,' then, whether they realize it or not, he has become an authority figure even to such adversaries."
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462 Quotes by Criss Jami
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When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.
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Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so…
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Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already…
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Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their…
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A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.
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I feel as though whenever I create something, my Mr. Hyde wakes up in the middle of the night and…
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Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever
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The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.
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Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the…
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I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.
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Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.
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To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something.
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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring…
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
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I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.
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In football you have an adversary; in cinema that adversary is yourself.
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I think we have no apologies to make. We were in a state of global rivalry with a global adversary.
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Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. This is a…
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When it comes to physicians there is a common thread that is a major barrier to solving our concerns. We…
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The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls…
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Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international…
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