Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me
And it starts from the heart until it reaches my outer me

Criss Jami

Tags: poetry self-control heart control anger heartache battery passive-aggressive acid bottled-up



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Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

Criss Jami

Tags: wisdom truth intelligence simple nature genius wit simplicity comprehension babble cleverness greater simple-truth articulation babbling articulate philosobabble vivid



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

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Tags: art thinking music poetry writing philosophy expression creativity ideas lyrics thoughts eat contemplation days impulse trigger weeks incidents lingering



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To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it.

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Tags: humor thinking philosophy funny thought philosopher comedy teaching leadership authority funny-but-true comedian sense-of-humor reversal taught challenging rethinking reverse challenging-authority comedic reconsideration deeper-thought



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

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Tags: reality practice self-esteem confidence self winning enemies opposition sports fighting achievement competition striving training searching pressure improvement enemies-and-opposition mirrors athletics rivals academics struggling athletes scrambling practicing



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The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure.

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Tags: adversity failure drive sustainability hardship overcoming rebirth overcoming-obstacles accountability pressure slacking endure compel surpassing surpassing-yourself



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To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

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Tags: honesty confidence courage humility weakness vulnerability imperfections humble self-disclosure strength-of-character share naked confronting



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

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Tags: words pain poetry perspective sadness loneliness suffering creativity tragedy poets wit adversity lyrics artist illness imperfections disaster envy accidents craftsmanship hardships crafty craftiness



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Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man.

Criss Jami

Tags: truth honesty man lies peace war mankind lying secrecy force run dishonesty bitterness resistance repression dangerous tension pressure suppression feuds rivalry



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It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic, pleasure-filled way of life.

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Tags: success passion dreams courage pleasure perseverance failure materialism risks advantage mindset way-of-life lifestyles chasing-dreams nothing-to-lose



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