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Quote by Konrad Adenauer

“The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity.”

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Konrad Adenauer, born on January 5, 1876 and died on April 19, 1967, was a former Chancellor of Germany. He is a key figure in the post-war reconstruction of Germany, known for his strong democratic beliefs and political acumen. more

“Some people are aware of another sort of thinking which... leads to those simple ideas that are obvious only after they have been thought of... the term 'lateral thinking' has been coined to describe this orther sort of thinking; 'vertical thinking' is used to denote the conventional logical process.”

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Author:Edward de Bono

“It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.”

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Book:Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

Source: Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas

“Critical thinking does seem a superior sort of thinking because it seems as though the critic is actually going beyond the scope of what is being criticized in order to criticize it. That is only rarely a true assumption because, most often, the critic will seize on some little aspect that he or she understands and tackle only that.”

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Book:I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic

Source: I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic

“Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.”

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Author:Edward de Bono

“The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.”

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Book:Teach Yourself To Think

Source: Teach Yourself To Think

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