Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?
Ayn Rand
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The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa’s major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years.
Noam Chomsky
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I always thought that if I wanted to do a family, I wanted to do it big. I wanted there to be chaos in the house.
Brad Pitt
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
Napoleon Hill
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A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today – and in fact we have forgotten.
John F. Kennedy
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A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‘Lord, remember me.’
Billy Graham
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With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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One in four corporations doesn’t pay any taxes.
Bernie Sanders
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