Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I have a great relationship with the Mexican people.
Donald Trump
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Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect.
James Madison
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As a director, I’ve wanted to have adventure in my life, creative adventure. I think it’s partly because I grew up, basically from age six to 26, mostly on television series where the producers find something that works and then do it over and over and over again.
Ron Howard
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I’m an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
David Bowie
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The night lantern next to Begum’s khaat was buzzing with mosquitoes and insects like a cheap night disco bar where they came in for their daily dose of dance and music.
Nishta Kochar
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Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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One of the things I miss most is that I can no longer read, due to age-related macular degeneration. I get regular injections for this, and thankfully these seem to have arrested its progress, but it’s still very difficult for me to read. That means it is hard for me to pick up my Bible and read it like I used to, and I miss that very much.
Billy Graham
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
Honore de Balzac
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The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
William Blake
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I say I am stronger than fear.
Malala Yousafzai
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