Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The resistance to praying is like the resistance of tightly clenched fists. This image shows a tension, a desire to cling tightly to yourself, a greediness which betrays fear.
Henri Nouwen
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We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him from actuality.
Sigmund Freud
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In my generation, thankfully, as somebody who served in the Afghanistan War, would have served in the Iraq War, if called to do so – was also strongly against the Iraq War, from the beginning – I’m so thankful that we live in a moment that we can honor the troops separately from policy.
Pete Buttigieg
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I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.
Michael Jordan
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The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.
Dalai Lama
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Here’s some advice: if something really embarrassing happens to your kid, don’t take it on national TV.
Tom Segura
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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
Adam Smith
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God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
John Steinbeck
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