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Art inspires, produces an unwillingness to settle for what we have and a desire for something better. It is the product and…
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To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately.
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The objective of education is learning, not teaching
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Every problem interacts with other problems and is therefore part of a set of interrelated problems, a system of problems…. I choose…
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Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.
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A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of…
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It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.
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Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem…
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Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of…
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Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards…
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Errors of omission, lost opportunities, are generally more critical than errors of commission. Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what…
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Traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning. It incorrectly assumes that for every ounce of teaching there is an ounce of learning…
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Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he…
— P T Barnum
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Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men…
— Vannevar Bush
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense.…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to…
— Vannevar Bush
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The utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' If you…
— Carl Jung
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Man is in fact nailed down - like Christ on the Cross - to a grid of paradoxes . . . he…
— Vaclav Havel
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Against the background of this luminous and sparkling stage Bond stood in the sunshine and felt his mission to be incongruous and…
— Ian Fleming
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When we assist Him in His mission of saving souls, we too will be rescued in the process.
— Unknown Author
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President Obama has made it his mission that we welcome our troops home with care and concern and the respect they deserve.…
— John F. Kerry
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Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him…
— Frederick Douglass
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Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his…
— Maria Montessori
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The Artist should not forget his mission, perhaps the most religious of all, of sustaining faith in the worthwhileness of art and…
— Ernst Bacon
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