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Ambitions Quote by Criss Jami

“What men classify as living is often but the discontentment of making oneself itch just to enjoy the scratch.” quote by Criss Jami — Download Open image

““What men classify as living is often but the discontentment of making oneself itch just to enjoy the scratch.””

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“Slander does to a soul what cancer does to a cell.”

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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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What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.

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“Create with the heart; build with the mind.”

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Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.

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“Our entire lives we witness individuals, the ones who break some of the most culturally sensitive moral codes, ruined permanently by the media - i.e. shamed ruthlessly by the masses - i.e. dragged horribly by the village. While this is often intended to serve as a deterrent for the rest of us not to do anything too stupid, many of…

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I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.

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“Beware of those who steer you away from your heart’s true happiness. It would make them happy to see you steer yourself right next…

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“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent…

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“Yeast is to flour as action is to ambition. Rising to success requires adding and alternating starters.”

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“When we get too comfortable, we stop dreaming.”

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“At times, when God opens a new door, it leads to a place way darker.”

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“Someday you shall meet someone Who's gonna look at you in awe- Flying high, wings all spread, And wonder how it'd be like To clip those wings, Tie those feet down, And cage you forever... When you hit the ground, Remember to run”

“When your youth is about to enter in old age it shouldn't wonder, what happened? it must say, well done.”

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“One day incentives may catch up with inflation, but it will never catch up with our aspirations.”

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“If your life isn't exactly the way you want it to be by the time you are forty-five," said Walter's father, whom he admired,…

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“How do you listen? Do you listen with your projections, through your projection, through your ambitions, desires, fears, anxieties, through hearing only what you want to hear, only what will be satisfactory, what will gratify, what will give comfort, what will for the moment alleviate your suffering? If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen…

Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Finally... I'm here...”

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“I resolve to write a new chapter of my life every new day in the New Year.”

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