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It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

Edward de Bono

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Edward de Bono
Age: 88 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 19
Died: 2021
Died: June 9
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
Republic of Malta
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
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The system will always be defended by those countless people who have enough intellect to defend but not quite enough to innovate.
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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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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.
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Lateral thinking... is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practised and used. It is possible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics.
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The vertical thinker says: 'I know what I am looking for.' The lateral thinker says: 'I am looking but I won't know what I am looking for until I have found it.'
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The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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As competition intensifies, the need for creative thinking increases. It is no longer enough to do the same thing better . . . no longer enough to be efficient and solve problems.
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My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four.
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
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On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isn't about charity, it's about justice, and this campaign, Trade Justice is an unstoppable idea.
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Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
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Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
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