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CRISS JAMI Jealousy from a love affair is something even God can admit. CRISS JAMI Every job from the heart is, ultimately, of equal value. The nurse injects the syringe; the writer s... CRISS JAMI Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind. CRISS JAMI To me it seems that too many young women of this time share the same creed. 'Live, laugh, love, be n... CRISS JAMI You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place. CRISS JAMI Have nuts and be nuts. CRISS JAMI Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes. CRISS JAMI To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others. CRISS JAMI If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and... CRISS JAMI The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it com... CRISS JAMI As followers of Christ, we are to be careful not to remain victims of the many cultural presuppositi... CRISS JAMI My belief is that, morally, God and Satan are vaguely on the same page. According to the common unde... CRISS JAMI