Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Foreign agents are taking advantage of loopholes in our laws.
Amy Klobuchar
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There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.
Amelia Earhart
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We need to increase education budgets.
Malala Yousafzai
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The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer
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There’s nothing better than having a baby. I’ve always loved children. I used to work summers at the YMCA and be in charge of, like, 30 preschool kids. I knew that when I had a child, I’d be overwhelmed, and it’s true… I can’t tell you how much my attitude has changed since we’ve got Frances. Holding my baby is the best drug in the world.
Kurt Cobain
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I would say to always follow your dream. And dream big because my whole career, including any of the things that I’ve accomplished, I never thought in a million years that I would be here. So it just proves that once you believe in yourself, and you put your mind to something, you can do it.
Simone Biles
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A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.
Phil McGraw
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You can’t just slander someone, defame them, lie about them. You can’t incite people to crime. There’s all sorts of reasonable restrictions on free speech that are already codified in the British common-law system.
Jordan Peterson
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