Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
H. L. Mencken
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A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions.
Marcus Aurelius
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One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
Norman Vincent Peale
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Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice?
William Butler Yeats
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I never felt any attraction towards violence. I never tried to express myself through violence. Violence is a language.
Elie Wiesel
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I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it.
Marilyn Monroe
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The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.
Robert Baden-Powell
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If I get to be president, what can I do anyway? With Congress and the press, what chance do I have to make basic changes?
Robert Kennedy
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‘9 to 5 the Musical’ is perfect for anyone that’s ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.
Dolly Parton
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It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.
Blaise Pascal
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