"A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because, looked at through the myth, all evidence supports the myth."
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"The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas."
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"To deal with future we have to deal with possibilities. Analysis will only tell us what is."
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"I'm tired of dreaming. I'm into doing at the moment. It's, like, let's only have goals that we can go after."
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"To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable."
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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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"The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking."
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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."
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"A question is a polite way of demanding something."
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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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"Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in some general-purpose value words. You throw in a sneer or two about the opposition, and you are a fine fellow who made a fine speech."
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"In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression."
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"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."
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"Although feelings are not supposed to intrude on business discussions, they do anyway - we just disguise them as logic."
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"My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four."
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"It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor."
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"What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important."
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"Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity."
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"Don't criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one."
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"It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity."
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