Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead to all the pleasures.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who’s really funny for a cartoonist, obviously.
Demetri Martin
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
Mae Jemison
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My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that’s not so bad; but New York City?
Henny Youngman
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The trouble ain’t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right.
Mark Twain
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I’m begging for affection.
Eartha Kitt
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Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we have need to lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon!
Charles Spurgeon
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The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!
Joyce Meyer
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An index is a great leveller.
George Bernard Shaw
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I know three people who have got better after a brain tumour. I haven’t heard of anyone who’s got better from Alzheimer’s.
Terry Pratchett
Got any book recommendations?