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To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing.

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
Christ
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Aligned
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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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We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out to find an alternative way. This is the basis of any improvement that is not fault correction or problem solving.
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There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't have to think, you just have to get more information - gets very dangerous.
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.
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Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
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Western traditions of education have emphasized knowledge analysis, description and debate. They all have a part to play, but today there is a whole vast aspect of doing that has just been left out. Operacy is what keeps society going.
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In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
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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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They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.
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I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.
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People should realize we're jerks just like them.
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You can analyse the past, but you have to design the future
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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.
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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 winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
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Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
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Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
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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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It's not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got to replace it with the truth.
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