Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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If you think of feelings you have when you are awed by something – for example, knowing that elements in your body trace to exploded stars – I call that a spiritual reaction, speaking of awe and majesty, where words fail you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Champions are not the ones who always win races – champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. ‘Champion’ is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.
Simon Sinek
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Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Thomas Aquinas
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Sarah Palin embarrasses herself almost immediately upon opening her mouth to speak or upon moving her fingers to send messages to her dull flock.
Henry Rollins
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Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation.
Simon Sinek
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People like music when they’re in love, but they don’t need it as much. You need music when you’re missing someone or you’re pining for someone or you’re forgetting someone or you’re trying to process what just happened.
Taylor Swift
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To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation.
Marilyn Monroe
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We don’t mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
John C. Maxwell
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Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.
Mark Twain
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If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.
Rabindranath Tagore
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