Quote

I am a fan of overdoing something, but not running it into the ground. They are complete opposites with only a fine line separating them.

Criss Jami

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Criss Jami
Something
Opposites
Complete
Ground
Line
Fans
Fine
Lines
Overdoing
Running
Separating

More quotes by Criss Jami

Image
Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.
Criss Jami
Image
To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.
Criss Jami
Image
I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further.
Criss Jami
Image
A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit.
Criss Jami
Image
The ones who constantly make us laugh are the hardest of friends to know - for comedians are the caricatures among us.
Criss Jami
Image
I will never deny that life isn't fair. It seems as though when a woman leaves a man she is strong and independent, but when a man leaves a woman he is a pig and a jerk.
Criss Jami
Image
Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.
Criss Jami
Image
It's easy to make a mess when you're not the one who has to clean it up.
Criss Jami
Image
The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.
Criss Jami
Image
You think you're losing your mind, but do keep in mind, as long as you may, that the ability to go on thinking such a thing means it's not all gone.
Criss Jami
Image
We tend to think that refusing to exalt Christ is staying true to our self-will and personal freedom when really we are condemning ourselves. Sure, we can pretend to stay true to ourselves, but if you want to talk about reality, all of that is completely trivial if this life is an island and He's the only pilot with a plane and a flight plan.
Criss Jami
Image
Society tells me to follow my own truth, but I don't let society tell me what to do. If you need someone to tell you that, chances are you're part of the crowd that will move on to the next fashion that comes around.
Criss Jami
Image
Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.
Criss Jami
Image
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
Image
Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence intelligence is greater than philosobabble.
Criss Jami
Image
You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won't do a thing unless you believe it yourself.
Criss Jami
Image
Gloating is a superficial glowing, floating is an idle flowing, and bloatedness is the paralysis of blowing up because silent movement results in loud victories.
Criss Jami
Image
Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.
Criss Jami
Image
Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly.
Criss Jami
Image
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