Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes.
William Shakespeare
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The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
Calvin Coolidge
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Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.
George Bernard Shaw
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When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner – and how that winner might be me.
Maria Sharapova
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Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.
Honore de Balzac
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A man’s conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.
Thomas Hobbes
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I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.
Leonard Cohen
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A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
Vladimir Lenin
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Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. We’re a nation of debtors.
Elizabeth Warren
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For us to grow globally, it’s not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
Bob Iger
Got any book recommendations?