Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What is Art? It is the response of man’s creative soul to the call of the Real.
Rabindranath Tagore
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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.
John Adams
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The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
Cesar Chavez
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I’m a big fan of the American Tapes label. But that’s very hard to keep a grip on that because you blink your eyes and they’ve released three records, all of which are limited edition, all sold at one show. So you have to follow in drips and drops on eBay, which I do.
Henry Rollins
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After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs.
Emily Dickinson
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I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do.
Nipsey Hussle
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What can we put into the hands of people under oppressive regimes to help them? For me, a big part of it is information, knowledge – the ability to defeat propaganda by understanding it.
Jimmy Wales
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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no. That’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president?
Colin Powell
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Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?
Freddie Mercury
Got any book recommendations?