Criss Jami Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Criss Jami quotes, Criss Jami sayings, and Criss Jami proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The spirit of arrogance most definitely makes you shine. It paints a bright red target on your own forehead. Criss Jami
Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears. Criss Jami
There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it. Criss Jami
Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations. Criss Jami
An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate. Criss Jami
To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. Criss Jami
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place. Criss Jami
Together, we form a necessary paradox; not a senseless contradiction. Criss Jami
To the loyal and to the blood-lovers, in the good families and in the fiery dynasties, life is family and family is life. It is the same people who give advice and their vices to live well who turn out to be the ones who give resource and reason to live long. Criss Jami
Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food. Criss Jami
One may suffer the long-term in order to grow in appreciation for the small things. For in short-term suffering, one only notices the large. Criss Jami
That which you love most will then become both your strength and your weakness. Criss Jami
If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it. Criss Jami
Create with the heart; build with the mind. Criss Jami
Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. Criss Jami
A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance. Criss Jami
Frequent risk-takers have had their fair shares of failures and successes, hence, being confident in reaching their goals, they will usually seem insensitive to whether or not they look foolish or cool to other people. Criss Jami
After a while, you realize that putting your actions where your mouth makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is. Criss Jami
You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided. Criss Jami
Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me and it starts from the heart 'til it reaches my outer me. Criss Jami
When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them. Criss Jami
A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance. Criss Jami
To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect. Criss Jami
On athleticism, God knows no favor. It seems rather he is in the business of teaching winners how to lose and losers how to win. Criss Jami
I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win. Criss Jami
It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about. Criss Jami
It is never ridicule, but a compliment that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort... only to find a big bear hug coming his way. Criss Jami
Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it. Criss Jami
To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little. Criss Jami
“To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect.” Criss Jami