It’s not enough to rage against the lie.. you’ve got to replace it with the truth.
EDWARD DE BONOWe may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.
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A question is a polite way of demanding something.
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You hold onto religion, you know, rules, regulations, traditions. I think what God is interested in is people’s hearts, and that’s hard enough.
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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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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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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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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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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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Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
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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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A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.
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Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
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