Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.
Ellen DeGeneres
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In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created.
Mae Jemison
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This is the city of dreamers and time and again it’s the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed.
Michael Bloomberg
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The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day’s work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words.
J. K. Rowling
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We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Winston Churchill
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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
Rudyard Kipling
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We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
Leo Buscaglia
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The pay is good and I can walk to work.
John F. Kennedy
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A friend is nothing but a known enemy.
Kurt Cobain
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I’m typically single. I’m the girl who – I call it girl-next-door-itis – the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
Taylor Swift
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