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You can't dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.

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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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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.
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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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Simplicity before understanding is simplistic simplicity after understanding is simple.
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The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking.
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This new meta-system is very much in favor of the self, but a self that is based on a proper sense of dignity, not on an inflated ego. A person who dare not admit he is wrong inflates his ego but weakens his self.
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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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Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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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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Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.
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The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.
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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future
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Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.
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Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in some general-purpose value words. You throw in a sneer or two about the opposition, and you are a fine fellow who made a fine speech.
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A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.
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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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I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
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