Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The poorest country in South America, Bolivia, had been devastated by neoliberal economic policies.
Noam Chomsky
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I like a man who’s good, but not too good – for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.
Mae West
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Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors.
Voltaire
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When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.
Jesse Jackson
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I’ve never been afraid to fail.
Michael Jordan
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Together, we will lead our party back to the White House, and we will lead our country back to safety, prosperity, and peace.
Donald Trump
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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
Maimonides
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I believe everyone should have a good death. You know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. Because after all, tears are appropriate on a death bed. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.
Terry Pratchett
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