Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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When I’m in my 50s, I kind of think I’ll want to be in a garden.
Taylor Swift
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Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
William Shakespeare
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
H. L. Mencken
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For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values.
Taylor Swift
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One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
Charles R. Swindoll
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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To lead people walk behind them.
Lao Tzu
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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
Nelson Mandela
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Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?
Michael Bloomberg
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Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs… I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole.
Maya Angelou
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