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It's not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got to replace it with the truth.
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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To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing.
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Language is the biggest barrier to human progress because language is an encyclopedia of ignorance. Old perceptions are frozen into language and force us to look at the world in an old fashioned way.
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Don't criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one.
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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
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There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all.
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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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Simplicity before understanding is simplistic simplicity after understanding is simple.
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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 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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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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Child mortality since 2000 is down by 2.65 million a year. That's a rate of 7,256 children's lives saved each day. ... It drives me nuts that most people don't seem to know this news.
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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America is not just a country, it's an idea.
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You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction.
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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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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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If you do not design the future, someone or something else will design it for you.
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An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
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Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
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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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