Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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In the twenty-first century, the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization.
Nikola Tesla
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An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it’s beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth… Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.
Pope Francis
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History proves that the white man is a devil.
Malcolm X
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I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
Michelle Obama
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The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
Thomas Carlyle
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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.
Voltaire
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We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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I understand the rules of Superman – not necessarily better than anyone else – but better than a normal filmmaker would. After doing ‘Watchmen’ and digging that deep into the why of superheroes, when Superman is presented to you, I felt like I was in a unique position to say ‘I get this guy. I know what this is.’
Zack Snyder
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Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.
John Ruskin
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Whatever you define family as, family is just a part of belonging to something that takes care of you and nurtures you… and when you have lost that, and you want to get that back, it’s pretty easy to get emotional about it.
Ellen DeGeneres
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