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We often find that we cannot easily give up the tendency to hold rigidly to patterns of thought built up over a long time. We are then caught up in what may be called absolute necessity.

— David Bohm Changing Consciousness (1991)

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In our view this condition points to a deep and pervasive defect in the process of human thought.

Dialogue: A Proposal (1991)

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

Deep down the consciousness of mankind is one. This is a virtual certainty because even in the vacuum matter is one; and if we don't see this, it's because we are blinding ourselves to it.

The perception of truth is an actual act which changes things; it’s not merely that it is the truth about something which is different.

Thought as a System (1992)

The power of meaning is that it completely organizes being.

Meaning and Information (1989)

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