Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe.
Paulo Coelho
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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
Wilma Rudolph
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O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!
William Shakespeare
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The best gifts are those we not only cherish but put to use.
Les Brown
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Plato was a bore.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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In the summer of ’84, you just couldn’t escape the Born in the USA record.
Henry Rollins
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The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mahatma Gandhi
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A diplomatic solution that puts significant and verifiable constraints on Iran’s nuclear program represents the best and most sustainable chance to ensure that America, Israel, the entire Middle East will never be menaced by a nuclear-armed Iran.
Joe Biden
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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One thing I’ve always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of what we need to learn and do better, than the people in the company itself. You can walk down these halls, and they’ll tell you, ‘We need to do usability better, push this or that frontier.’
Bill Gates
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