Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It wasn’t so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it’s just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.
Michelle Obama
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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn’t come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn’t resurging. It didn’t work out.
Colin Powell
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That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
Thomas Jefferson
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
John C. Maxwell
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The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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I love audiences.
Carol Burnett
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The Postal Service is huge – employing more than a half million people – and its history is long and complicated.
Elizabeth Warren
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Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!
William Shakespeare
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All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
John C. Maxwell
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Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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