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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
Place
School
Think
Thinking

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A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very little possibility of further progress. Such a person is unlikely to walk away from a discussion with anything more than a reaffirmation of how right he or she has been all along.
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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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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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A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
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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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It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.
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Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.
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They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.
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It's not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got to replace it with the truth.
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Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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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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Do we have the will to make poverty history?
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Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.
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Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.
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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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