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Edward de Bono on Why Adjectives are Dangerous

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Adjectives are dangerous. You should usually mistrust anyone who uses a lot of adjectives in an argument. Adjectives are a way of attaching your subjective feeling to something in an attempt to show that the quality is really objective…. It is part [...]

Edward de Bono on the Relationship Between Helping Yourself and Helping Others

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “You help yourself very directly by helping others.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 41. ISBN: 009190471. Possibly Related Posts:Edward de Bono [...]

Edward de Bono on Truth and Happiness

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “There is more truth in happiness than in despair.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 23. ISBN: 0091910471. Possibly Related Posts: Edward [...]

Edward de Bono on Attention and Happiness

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Happiness is a matter of attention. If we get into the habit of focusing attention on negative aspects, we are likely to be unhappy. If we learn to focus on more positive aspects, we can be happier.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. [...]

Edward de Bono on Self-Esteem and Humour

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: Humour builds self-esteem. You are not at the mercy of the world around you because you can laugh at it. 1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, [...]

Edward de Bono’s Revision of Descartes’ Famous Saying “I think, therefore I am”

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: Ago ergo erigo. (I act, therefore I construct.)1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 53. ISBN: 00919190471. Possibly Related Posts:Edward de Bono [...]

Edward de Bono on the Difference of Being and Doing for the Good Person

The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: It is not a matter of being a good person. You must be a person doing good things.1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, [...]