Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
John C. Maxwell
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Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
Lord Byron
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We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.
Blaise Pascal
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I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young.
Bill Gates
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I’ve never dropped anyone I believed in.
Marilyn Monroe
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Research is creating new knowledge.
Neil Armstrong
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I’m into ‘House of Cards.’ ‘Breaking Bad’ – my God, did I binge on that!
Carol Burnett
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A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
Alexander Hamilton
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Markets work when people can evaluate the prices and risks of different products, then pick the ones that work best for them. But when the terms of the deal are hidden, competition doesn’t work. And customers aren’t the only ones who are hurt.
Elizabeth Warren
Got any book recommendations?