Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I did used to have nightmares about the idea that when I die, there is a spark of consciousness which basically creates the world. ‘Is the world going to disappear if this spark of consciousness disappears? And how do I know it won’t? How do I know there’s anything there except what I’m conscious of?’
Noam Chomsky
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Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.
Noam Chomsky
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Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be.
Virgil
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Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Buddha
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Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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I have always been an attacking bowler. I am more than happy to go for a few runs and get a few wickets.
Imran Tahir
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Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success.
Napoleon Hill
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When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
Michael Jordan
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If something can corrupt you, you’re corrupted already.
Bob Marley
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