Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Hindu religions gave me the impression of a vast well into which one plunges in order to grasp the reflection of the sun.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.
Robert Frost
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I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be.
Jim Valvano
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The task of a judge is not to make the law – it is to apply the law.
Sonia Sotomayor
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The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
Jean de la Bruyere
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There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn’t think of it as a career. I didn’t even think of it as a profession… It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.
Mary Oliver
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
Kanye West
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I went through a lot of battles in high school.
LeBron James
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I don’t like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone’s life is different, and everyone’s journey is different.
Dolly Parton
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