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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
Edward de Bono
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Edward de Bono
Age: 88 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 19
Died: 2021
Died: June 9
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Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
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To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing.
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A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because, looked at through the myth, all evidence supports the myth.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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