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Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

Edward de Bono

To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor it’s nothing.
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Faith God Poor
The vertical thinker says: ‘I know what I am looking for.’ The lateral thinker says: ‘I am looking but I won’t know what I am looking for until I have found it.’
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Finding Philosophy Thinking
Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
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Devil Run
If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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Crowd Opportunity Wait Willing
Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
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Complex Creation Creativity Focus Simplicity
Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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Basis Creativity Thinking
Creativity is a great motivator because it mades people interested in what they are doing.
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Creativity Greatness Interest Motivational People
The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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Comfort Finding Myself Old Problem
The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future.
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Determination Future Ourselves Quality Thinking
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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Attention Deal Mental Energy Necessary Simplicity Time
America is not just a country, it’s an idea.
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Country Idea One Liner
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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Change Error Ideas Leadership Mistake Perception Study
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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Enough Hard Heart Hold People Religion Rule Tradition
Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
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Achievement Creativity Possible
Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination – so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
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Arrival Destination Social Truth Value
In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.
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Future Possible Preparation Strive

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

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