Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, his lyrics contributed to...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 May 1960
CityGlasnevin, Ireland
CountryIreland
A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
You can't dig a different hole by digging the same one deeper.
Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough.
Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be.
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking.
Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.
What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.