The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
EDWARD DE BONOTo develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.
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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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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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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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Creative thinking – in terms of idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
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In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
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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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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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Do we have the will to make poverty history?
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Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
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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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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people’s minds.
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Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
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Most people are put off science because maths is the gateway and they can’t handle it. What we should be teaching is operational maths because, in general, the maths we need to carry out science is pretty straightforward.
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