The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
EDWARD DE BONOSimplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity.
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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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Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
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Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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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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I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.
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Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
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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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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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