Logic will never change emotion or perception.
EDWARD DE BONOWe need both information and thinking. Information is no substitute for thinking and thinking is no substitute for information.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
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The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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We do not make very full value of the opportunities provided by technology because we prefer critical to constructive thinking, argument to design.
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Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
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This new meta-system is very much in favor of the self, but a self that is based on a proper sense of dignity, not on an inflated ego. A person who dare not admit he is wrong inflates his ego but weakens his self.
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The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
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The awful thing is that you can never be aware of what you are not aware of.
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Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.
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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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Creativity is a great motivator because it mades people interested in what they are doing.
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
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Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
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The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas.
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