Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
Confucius
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How can a guy talk about $20 or $30 million if he’s never even made $8 or $9 million?
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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We absolutely do need to make sure that our borders are secure. But what we need to realize and remember is that ICE was established in 2003 right at the same time as the Patriot Act, the AUMF, the Iraq War – and we look back at a lot of that time and legislation as a mistake now. And I think that ICE is right there as a part of it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.
Oscar Wilde
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It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
George Harrison
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I was very into making the Big Artistic Statement – it had to be innovative; it had to be cutting edge. I was desperately keen on being original.
David Bowie
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Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don’t recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.
Robert Baden-Powell
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I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.
Bertrand Russell
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