Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.
Thomas Paine
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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it’s not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
Terry Pratchett
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Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid.
Rodney Dangerfield
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I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
Langston Hughes
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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Bertrand Russell
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Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.
Honore de Balzac
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I am not bound to please thee with my answer.
William Shakespeare
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If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.
Richard M. Nixon
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