Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.
Martin Luther
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I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God’s sake, not a television personality.
Gordon Ramsay
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Injustice in the end produces independence.
Voltaire
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When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That’s about all you can do.
Leonard Cohen
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The middle of the road is where the white line is – and that’s the worst place to drive.
Robert Frost
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The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.
John C. Maxwell
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Lao Tzu
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Christ’s crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.
William Blake
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My view of democratic socialism builds on the success of many other countries around the world that have done a far better job than we have in protecting the needs of their working families, their elderly citizens, the children, the sick and the poor.
Bernie Sanders
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We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind’s collective GDP.
Henry Rollins
Got any book recommendations?