Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.
Steve Jobs
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What you don’t get in the mainstream media is so much of the background material.
Jimmy Wales
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I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we’re raised as little girls to think that we’re a princess and that Prince Charming is going to sweep us off our feet.
Taylor Swift
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The English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour.
Karl Marx
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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
Carol Burnett
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution.
Elon Musk
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Well, for the My Generation album, there was nothing to be nervous about in them days. We used to take every day as it came. Every day was just a gig and I think we did the recording between gigs literally.
Roger Daltrey
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I try not to go around looking like a hag.
Dolly Parton
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