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Don't criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one.

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
Criticise
Hypothesis
Better
Come

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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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To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing.
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Explaining belief has alwayas been difficult. How do you explain a love and a logic at the heart of the universe when the world is so out of whack? Explaining faith is impossible - vision over visibility - instinct over intellect - a songwriter plays a chore with the faith that he will hear the next one in his head.
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Analysis is simplifying, breaking down things into parts, picking out strands and elements. Analysis is comparing unknown things with things that are known. Analysis also involves picking out relationships and putting them back together as a whole.
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If you do not design the future, someone or something else will design it for you.
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America is not just a country, it's an idea.
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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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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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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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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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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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What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
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Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.
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I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.
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Critical thinking does seem a superior sort of thinking because it seems as though the critic is actually going beyond the scope of what is being criticized in order to criticize it. That is only rarely a true assumption because, most often, the critic will seize on some little aspect that he or she understands and tackle only that.
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Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness.
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Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
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Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
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