Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
John F. Kennedy
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In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.
James Madison
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The greatest promotion I ever had on a newspaper was when ‘The Washington Post’ suddenly promoted me from city-side general assignment reporter to Latin American correspondent and sent me off to Cuba. Fidel Castro had just come to power. It was a very exciting assignment, but also very serious.
Tom Wolfe
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We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.
Epictetus
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By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You’ve just got to keep moving. You can’t stop.
Brad Pitt
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Ever since the beginning of rock and roll, there’s been an Axl Rose. And it’s just boring. It’s totally boring to me.
Kurt Cobain
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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
William James
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