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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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 winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
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If you do not design the future, someone or something else will design it for you.
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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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I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after.
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