Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
Robert Kennedy
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A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.
Oscar Wilde
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Winter is nature’s way of saying, ‘Up yours.’
Robert Byrne
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I like gifts. I like to give them and I like to get them.
Joyce Meyer
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The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.
George Eliot
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All of the Vines that were acted & setup & had nice cameras, those weren’t the good Vines. The good Vines were, like, a random little kid in the middle of a forest, like, yelling.
Billie Eilish
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I’ve always found it very sanitary to be broke.
Orson Welles
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We all do ‘do, re, mi,’ but you have got to find the other notes yourself.
Louis Armstrong
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I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write.
Mary Oliver
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To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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