Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
Voltaire
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Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
George Bernard Shaw
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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I’m competing with is me.
Wilma Rudolph
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Proper sleep has helped me get to where I am today as an athlete, and it is something that I continue to rely on every day.
Tom Brady
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Actors know what actors are insecure about – and they’re all insecure.
Clint Eastwood
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While I’m a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbusters, it’s the real universe that calls to me.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.
Laurence J. Peter
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Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man’s wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
Saint Augustine
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Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
John Wooden
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I’m old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I’d tell them where to put it.
Dolly Parton
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