1,131 Quotes by Criss Jami

You can perhaps, in a number of circumstances, tell yourself that you can't have more than you have until you do better than you're doing, but by all means steer clear of its reverse, the creed of defeat, in saying that you can't do better than you're doing until you can have more than you have.

Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle.

An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.

The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord - it feels great - but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop.

The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them.

It's much easier on the emotions when one sees life as an experiment rather than a struggle for popularity.

You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place.