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I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.

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
Taught
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School
Think
Thinking

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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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America is not just a country, it's an idea.
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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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Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination - so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
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