"Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see."

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Source : Edward de Bono (2017). “Teach Yourself To Think”, p.115, Penguin UK

Edward de Bono

#Believe Quotes #School Quotes #Data Quotes

“Love tought me to cry. So come on courage, teach me to be shy.”
“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.”

Source : "The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health". "The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health", Vol. LXXXV, p. 170, September, 1887.
“I like albums that knit together, where the songs relate to one another and intertwine.”
“I think writers are very anxious.”
“We are each the masters of our own reality; when we become self-aware to this: absolutely anything in the world is possible.”
“A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul.”

Source : Richard Flanagan (2014). “The Narrow Road to the Deep North: A novel”, p.38, Vintage
“I think it's a problem when journalists have the title of their article before they do the interview, because it biases the way they conduct it.”
“I often think a play gets better and better as you hit a stride because you really find new things. One of the great privileges of doing theater is you get so many at-bats - you get to try it eight times a week and every audience is different, everyday is different.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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