It’s not enough to rage against the lie.. you’ve got to replace it with the truth.
EDWARD DE BONOIntelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
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To deal with future we have to deal with possibilities. Analysis will only tell us what is.
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Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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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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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.
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Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea.
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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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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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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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If you never change your mind, why have one?
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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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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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