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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
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Compassion
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Jesus
Christ
Nothing

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The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.
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A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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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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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future
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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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