Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I don’t feel that I’m explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I’m not trying to be a mirror, showing them what’s really going on the world. All I’m trying to do is think of stuff that’s funny, just like when I’m kidding around with my friends.
Steven Wright
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Pain is never permanent.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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From infancy, I have relied on the fiercely sweet spirits of black men; and this is abundantly clear in my work.
Alice Walker
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Sadly, the truth is, there aren’t many people who can be put in high positions who won’t start thinking highly of themselves.
Joyce Meyer
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All of the legal defense funds out there, they’re looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don’t make law, I know. I know.
Sonia Sotomayor
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Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.
Khalil Gibran
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Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Abraham Lincoln
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.
Jesse Jackson
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Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.
Mark Twain
Got any book recommendations?