Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
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Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
Diogenes
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When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.
Nelson Mandela
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If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?
Will Rogers
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I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.
Samuel Johnson
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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
Nelson Mandela
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Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
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I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
Elon Musk
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