Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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When the public doesn’t understand me, it’s a battle. So when I choose words, I choose them for their musicality, rhythm, and sense, and I choose the right dialect to express that.
Yasmine Hamdan
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I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset – tears are words waiting to be written.
Paulo Coelho
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It takes a long time to become young.
Pablo Picasso
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I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog, but I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
Noam Chomsky
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History should be written as philosophy.
Voltaire
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To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
Ronald Reagan
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No matter how popular you are as a stand-up – you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny – it’s delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it’s not about you, that it’s about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.
Ellen DeGeneres
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In my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.
Woody Allen
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