Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
Virginia Woolf
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If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?
Henry David Thoreau
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Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
Virgil
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In the research I did for ‘Apollo,’ there was never a moment’s hesitation by anyone that we would do anything other than save these guys, until every resource, every ounce of energy was spent. And I’m very proud of that aspect of our culture.
Ron Howard
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I never have an intended audience. I just write, you know.
Alice Walker
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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I want everybody to understand that I am an American Negro first before I am a member of any political party.
Jackie Robinson
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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Institutional memory is important in any organization, but so are fresh ideas.
Marianne Williamson
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