Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.
Emily Dickinson
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We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full.
Marcel Proust
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I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me.
Kurt Vonnegut
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Faith is a state of openness or trust.
Alan Watts
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So the history of discovery, particularly cosmic discovery, but discovery in general, scientific discovery, is one where at any given moment, there’s a frontier. And there tends to be an urge for people, especially religious people, to assert that across that boundary, into the unknown, lies the handiwork of God. This shows up a lot.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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I had no portrait, now, but am small, like the wren; and my hair is bold, like the chestnut bur; and my eyes, like the sherry in the glass, that the guest leaves.
Emily Dickinson
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My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
Lou Holtz
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No self-respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party who ignores her sex.
Susan B. Anthony
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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.
George Santayana
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