Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My love for the band is still there. It hasn’t changed, maybe that’s why it’s so painful these days.
Roger Daltrey
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We think the Mac will sell zillions, but we didn’t build the Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We were the group of people who were going to judge whether it was great or not. We weren’t going to go out and do market research. We just wanted to build the best thing we could build.
Steve Jobs
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Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.
Donald Trump
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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I tell all the young guys, don’t make choices because somebody else is telling you it’s good from a career-maintenance perspective.
Brad Pitt
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Some people care about their work lasting forever – I have little interest in it.
Leonard Cohen
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I never smoked a cigarette until I was nine.
H. L. Mencken
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Bernard Hopkins? He fights scary dirty. I mean, he did what he had to do in his career.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Earl Nightingale
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I think the heartbreak of September 11 – America’s grief not only over the loss of life but also the loss of our own innocence – has expanded us as people because it has tenderized our hearts. On a psychological level, the American people have matured as a result of that awful day.
Marianne Williamson
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