Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
Maria Sharapova
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We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster – closed and forgotten within the first year.
Walt Disney
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The U.S. – the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.
Noam Chomsky
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I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.
Elvis Presley
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Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Every man’s reputation proceeds from those of his own household.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
John Wooden
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O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
William Shakespeare
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Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.
Bill Gates
Got any book recommendations?