Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
Eartha Kitt
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
John Lewis
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Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn’t have a space program, so they’re not here to talk about this problem. We are, and we have the power to do something about it. I don’t want to be the embarrassment of the galaxy, to have had the power to deflect an asteroid, and then not, and end up going extinct.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it’s kind of a lifestyle and it’s easy to get caught up in it – you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone’s doing a certain thing… It’s tough.
Eminem
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Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.
Pope Francis
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Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.
Plato
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I think right now it’s a battle for the mindshare of developers and for the mindshare of customers, and right now iPhone and Android are winning that battle.
Steve Jobs
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All generalizations are false, including this one.
Mark Twain
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Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
Frank Lloyd Wright
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