Criss Jami

• A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.
• A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.
• A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
• Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.
• Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.
• Create with the heart; build with the mind.
• Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.
• Don't change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you're wrong.
• Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions.
• Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.
• Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.
• I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win.
• If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.
• If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.
• If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.
• Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive.
• Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.
• The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people's perception of you rather than people's perception of you.
• The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.
• The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works.
• The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.
• To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.
• To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others.
• To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.
• To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.
• When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.
• When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.