Quotes by "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.

I would rather a romantic relationship turn into contempt than turn into apathy. The passion in the extremities make it appear as though it once meant something. We grow from hot or cold, but lukewarm is the biggest insult.

If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.

Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called news, and auto-tune is called singing.

The reality of loving God is loving him like he's a Superhero who actually saved you from stuff rather than a Santa Claus who merely gave you some stuff.

It's not at all hard to understand a person; it's only hard to listen without bias.

Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.

Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.

When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.

Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.

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.

To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.

Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.

I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation.

Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.

The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.

A young outcast will often feel that there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else.

If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.