Omar Cherif > Quotes

“Misplaced commas are utterly, egregious. Oh well, I should have remembered that punctuation jokes are rarely ever funny, period. Here are a couple of other points to ponder on [..].”
― Omar Cherif

“Marriage is called an ‘institution’ because you must be somewhat mental to get into it. You first seek asylum but end up living in one. You don’t believe me? Well, in Spanish ‘Esposas’ means wives as well as handcuffs. But hey, that’s nothing but a linguistic coincidence.”
― Omar Cherif

“He rose to the occasion once. Then he sunflowered.”
― Omar Cherif

“Sometimes I use big fancy words I don’t fully understand to appear more like a cathartic sesquipedalian snollygoster.”
― Omar Cherif

“May you always value the simple little things in Life. For they make a big difference and hence are the most essential. Simplicity, in actuality, tends to be deeper than complexity. ‘Tis the reason why that which is simple often passes unperceived by the complex. If we look around us, we’ll find that the more one masters a certain domain the more simplification they will strive for.”
― Omar Cherif

“You are a sage and you are a lunatic. You are also the One who rises above both
and chooses which to side with the most.”
― Omar Cherif

“No matter how deep the hole you’re in, if they’re not throwing dirt on you yet then keep on smiling.”
― Omar Cherif

“I like females who can express themselves through grimaces ― as in animated faces. It shows they are comfortable in their own skin and confident about who they are.”
― Omar Cherif

“The strongest souls are those who help others through their storms while they themselves are going through their own. The strongest also tend to be the gentlest.

Seemingly paradoxically, to be whole with a strong resilient character means to likewise be somewhat fluid, flexible, fragile — just like water. Rather than rigid and unyielding, being brave and tough includes being tender and sensitive… as well as a certain level of softness.

Those who are truly aware of their own strengths are comfortable in their own skin. For they have nothing to prove to themselves before the world, you see. That raw honesty, that courageous nakedness, also makes them vulnerable, which is not some kind of weakness as sometimes portrayed. Vulnerability can actually be a sign of strength and a highly attractive quality in humans. It makes them relatable and accessible to their fellow Earthlings, allowing both sides to connect with each other on deeper, more authentic levels. This very transparency equally offers the opportunity to see a reflection of oneself, or parts of oneself, in others.

Vulnerability is powerful as it is sexy.”
― Omar Cherif

“The feeling of being loved, even by your own self, catalyses a certain joie de vivre. People then tend to become better versions of themselves. In return, it makes loving others a much more natural process. 
Truly, learning how to love oneself is the ultimate gift 
you can give yourself as well as others.”
― Omar Cherif

“She dances with her demons
While her angels sing along
Wears her skin so boldly and beautifully
Juggling two rights with every wrong.”
― Omar Cherif

“Should the fact that we cut down trees using axe handles made of wood be called irony or woody?”
― Omar Cherif

“Whenever someone throws a tantrum I usually duck. Other times I goose. Not to crow, but I never quail or chicken out from such fowl play.”
― Omar Cherif

“Fear not to understand things, or to entertain ideas, that clash with your own beliefs, traditions, and privileges.


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― Omar Cherif

“The primary purpose of eating healthy, exercising, and living the conscious life in general is feeling good rather than just looking good.”
― Omar Cherif

“A confident woman is a beautiful woman, inside and out.”
― Omar Cherif

“In a world where speaking one’s mind is, by definition, unsettling, when I took art in general and writing in particular as vocations I promised myself that I would never betray my inner being or sell out. To be true, genuine, authentic, and real. To be someone I can love and understand. From repression to expression, this meant not to censor oneself when it comes to creativity. For one could gain the world but lose their soul. At some point along the way I came to accept that, having an unquenched appetite for the different, the original, the unordinary, my views will always seem to convey a distaste for conformity and the established norms of the day; that which is considered “popular” by the masses. As an outsider swimming upstream against the current, usually in solitude, who’s looking in at humanity — and through it — rather than looking out. As such, I shall carry on speaking my unfiltered, anti-conformist, anti-establishment mind till the day I die. The true artist who does not fit in often ends up standing out.”
― Omar Cherif

“The day we stop learning is the day we start ageing.”
― Omar Cherif

“For anyone inherently interested in psychology and philosophy, topics like drugs and sexuality along with dreams and consciousness remain essential material, through which one better understands the inner psyche as well as the Human Condition.”
― Omar Cherif

“Thrive on maintaining your insanity; if you haven't found it yet, I suggest you keep looking and not settle until you do.”
― Omar Cherif

“One of the grave problems of controlling parents is that the children grow up believing they are dependent on that control.
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― Omar Cherif

“Whether you look for the good in others or the bad you will find it.”
― Omar Cherif

“They first try to convince you there is a box, then they challenge you to think outside it. The truth is, there was never a box; there is no box and there never will be. Your only limitation lies in who you think you are — your ego.


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― Omar Cherif

“Smile often. It will either confuse people or make them think you’re up to something.”
― Omar Cherif

“There is a fine line between naivety and optimism; out of goodwill, some people tend to cross that line. 
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― Omar Cherif

“Ever flickering between a faint glimmer and shining brightly, 
the creative artist is like a twinkling star. 
Their time of hiding in the darkness is the fuel needed 
to glow across the sky when the ‘light’ time comes. 
For them, embodying the significance of their insignificance 
by being nothing and everything simultaneously 
is the greatest poetry there is. 
Indeed, this is where the prime essence of the Human Condition lies.”
― Omar Cherif

“The less we need, the happier we become.”
― Omar Cherif

“No matter how deep the hole you’re in, if they’re not throwing dirt on you yet then keep on keeping on.
On the other hand, we should always lift people up, but only if they’re not dragging us down.”
― Omar Cherif

“Knowing what you don’t want is a significant step towards what you do want.”
― Omar Cherif

“Whether through charm, humour, or naughtiness, if you can make their eyes twinkle when they smile, you hold the key to a happy relationship.”
― Omar Cherif