Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
Viktor E. Frankl
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I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want the listener to make up their own story as to what it is and get the emotion pure without using logic.
Yanni
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No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.
George Eliot
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It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.
George Bernard Shaw
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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
Ayn Rand
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All I’m for is the liberty of the individual.
John Wayne
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Never get out of bed before noon.
Charles Bukowski
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In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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I believe that God’s dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don’t mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you’re planted. But I don’t have the mindset that money is a bad thing.
Joel Osteen
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Quickness is the essence of the war.
Sun Tzu
Got any book recommendations?