Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery.
Bertrand Russell
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Lord sanctify us. Oh! That Thy spirit might come and saturate every faculty, subdue every passion, and use every power of our nature for obedience to God.
Charles Spurgeon
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As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.
John C. Maxwell
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I never thought of losing, but now that it’ s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
Muhammad Ali
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The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
Will Rogers
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When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, ‘Can I use a lifeline?’
Robin Williams
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In the case of the environment, there’s no one to bail it out.
Noam Chomsky
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You’ve got to learn to survive a defeat. That’s when you develop character.
Richard M. Nixon
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The songs are my lexicon. I believe the songs.
Bob Dylan
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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
Mother Teresa
Got any book recommendations?