Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I can’t keep somebody from being a star, and I can’t make somebody a star, and nobody can.
Dolly Parton
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I have been an XL fan of Devo since I was in high school in the 1970s. Their records only sound better with time.
Henry Rollins
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I was only fifteen when I finished my high-school studies, always having held first rank in my class. The fatigue of growth and study compelled me to take almost a year’s rest in the country. I then returned to my father in Warsaw, hoping to teach in the free schools.
Marie Curie
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A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
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I played characters with villainous aspect. But out-and-out villain? No.
Clint Eastwood
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The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Men are what their mothers made them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What ‘March’ is saying is that it doesn’t matter whether we are black or white, Latino or Asian. It doesn’t matter whether we are straight or gay.
John Lewis
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I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.
LeBron James
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