Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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If Jesus were here today, he wouldn’t be riding around on a donkey. He’d be taking a plane, he’d be using the media.
Joel Osteen
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Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests – not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.
Will Smith
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Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
Michel de Montaigne
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Dance kind of was always just a part of my natural state as a child. It’s something that, whenever music was playing, I was dancing.
Misty Copeland
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Beware of the person of one book.
Thomas Aquinas
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Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.
Michael Bloomberg
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Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don’t cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That’s going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.
Michelle Obama
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Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
John Lewis
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It’s always going to be a fight for anyone who isn’t an older white man. I want to fight for anyone who doesn’t have a fight.
Kanye West
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