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“The idea that sincerity may substitute for reason is founded on an egocentric attitude towards belief: that what I believe is all about me, not about reality.”
― Bad Thoughts: A Guide to Clear Thinking
― Bad Thoughts: A Guide to Clear Thinking
“Some people need a poke in the eye to show them the right direction, others simply need pointing in the right direction. It is a question of having the wisdom to know when to point and when to poke.”
― The Art of Fighting without Fighting: Techniques in Personal Threat Evasion by Geoff Thompson (25-Sep-1998) Paperback
― The Art of Fighting without Fighting: Techniques in Personal Threat Evasion by Geoff Thompson (25-Sep-1998) Paperback
“In problems set at school we are so used to being given only the information that we need for that problem that we actually leave school believing that life will carefully lay out the information we need in every situation. Unfortunately, life does not do that. There are times when we might have to put aside some information in order to move forwards. This requires thinking.”
― Teach Yourself to Think
― Teach Yourself to Think
“Practice has shown that only a few players have mastered the technique of analysis; even highly rated players are lacking in this respect.”
― Think Like a Grandmaster
― Think Like a Grandmaster
“It is better to suffer the consequences of an oversight than suffer from foolish and panicky disorder in analysis.”
― Think Like a Grandmaster
― Think Like a Grandmaster
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