Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
Honore de Balzac
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The off spinner’s job is to contain; for me, leg spinners need to have a bigger heart than anyone else because it is easy to blame them.
Imran Tahir
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When Jerry Springer thinks you’ve gone too far, my friends, you have gone too far.
Colin Powell
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The length of a man’s outspread arms is equal to his height.
Leonardo da Vinci
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I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are.
Henry Rollins
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One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.
Henri Nouwen
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The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That’s one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
Will Rogers
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I’ve seen schools in Detroit where the windows are broken, where there’s no heat, and children are sitting with their coats on in class in the middle of a snowstorm. I’ve also seen schools in California with Olympic-sized swimming pools and cafeterias like five-star restaurants.
Ruby Bridges
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I don’t want to live in a small Bronx apartment. I don’t want to have three kids that got to share one room.
Cardi B
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