Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.
Coco Chanel
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Sincere Christians can disagree about the details of Scripture and theology – absolutely.
Billy Graham
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The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.
Noam Chomsky
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Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
Norman Schwarzkopf
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A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn’t exactly been one of moderation.
Donald Trump
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I don’t care what people say about me.
Roger Daltrey
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
John Lewis
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I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we went to Sunday school every Sunday.
John Lewis
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
John Lewis
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Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin – find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.
Maya Angelou
Got any book recommendations?