To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.
Criss JamiImagination doesn't always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.
Criss JamiAn exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?
Criss JamiFrom recovery to rags and rags to recovery symbolizes art - a perfect compilation of human imperfections.
Criss JamiI've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works.
Criss JamiWhen 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.
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