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You can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.

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
Future
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Past
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Design
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