Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.
Saint Augustine
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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Oscar Wilde
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I’m not Russell Crowe. I’m not going to do a period piece.
Kevin Hart
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Genius is sorrow’s child.
John Adams
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Even the ‘Negro’ shows like ‘Amos and Andy’ and ‘Beulah’ are written largely by white writers – the better to preserve the stereotypes, I imagine.
Langston Hughes
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I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it’s a better way of telling the stories.
Taylor Swift
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Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
Paramahansa Yogananda
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You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care and decent paying jobs.
Bernie Sanders
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
Benjamin Disraeli
Got any book recommendations?