Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.
Karl Marx
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The deed is everything, the glory is naught.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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I am humble . I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance.
Abraham Lincoln
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I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color – African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and progressive whites.
John Lewis
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If it wasn’t for pick-pockets I’d have no sex life at all.
Rodney Dangerfield
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Consciousness is an end in itself. We torture ourselves getting somewhere, and when we get there it is nowhere, for there is nowhere to get to.
D. H. Lawrence
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The devil ain’t got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil’s a good friend, too… because when you don’t know him, that’s the time he can mosh you down.
Bob Marley
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Dialing down is not an option for me.
Jimmy Wales
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
Samuel Johnson
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I want people to hear what I have to say, and I want to be able to get a lot of points across.
Lil Peep
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