Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
EDWARD DE BONOOur existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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Do we have the will to make poverty history?
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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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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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There’s a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don’t have to think, you just have to get more information – gets very dangerous.
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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
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I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don’t acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.
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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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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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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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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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The awful thing is that you can never be aware of what you are not aware of.
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The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.
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