Criss Jami, Killosophy

"Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives."

"Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired."

"A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains."

"There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable."

"There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about."

"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."

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

"The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it."

"God tests, but he does not tempt."

"One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light."

"For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share one's joy with others who do not have it."

"Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his hidden soul, and following the downplay his audience is blown away."

"As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning."

"Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank."

"Old words are reborn with new faces."

"Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know."

"There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable."

"Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both."

"Old words are reborn with new faces."

"Old words are reborn with new faces."