Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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When we talk about the word ‘socialism,’ I think what it really means is just democratic participation in our economic dignity and our economic, social, and racial dignity. It is about direct representation and people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness, at the end of the day.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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I’m sure everyone knows now that only a few have performed in Madison Square Garden. That list is so small. Now I’m on that list. I’m a part of a very small group, which is unbelievable. You relish in that moment for a second.
Kevin Hart
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There’s no political point worth my son’s life.
Joe Biden
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The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, ‘Let’s explore because it’s fun.’ It was, ‘Let’s explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let’s explore so we can become more powerful.’
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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I just don’t think of myself as an actor much at all, so I don’t lust after any particular roles.
Ron Howard
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You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you’re in trouble.
Steve Harvey
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We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That’s just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.
Mae Jemison
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In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn’t know what he is doing.
William Wordsworth
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The quality of research in the U.S. is absolutely the best.
Bill Gates
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