Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I’m glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn’t spend the money today.
Carol Burnett
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That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does not require miracles to prove it.
Blaise Pascal
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We all need each other.
Leo Buscaglia
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No man was ever great by imitation.
Samuel Johnson
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It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
Cesar Chavez
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Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I love you, you express me better than I can express myself.
Walt Whitman
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‘I wish life was not so short,’ he thought. ‘Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.’
J. R. R. Tolkien
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We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order.
Donald Trump
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But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn’t really bother me.
Usain Bolt
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