Edward de Bono on mindset
Edward de Bono128 quotes“The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.”
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My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono It’s not enough to rage against the lie.. you’ve got to replace it with the truth.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono The awful thing is that you can never be aware of what you are not aware of.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain subjective, negative, ungrateful way.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono A question is a polite way of demanding something.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono The vertical thinker says: ‘I know what I am looking for.’ The lateral thinker says: ‘I am looking but I won’t know what I am looking for until I have found it.’
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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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ZoroasterZoroaster The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that snare shot that sounded like somebody’d kicked open the door to your mind.
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen Your mind is your lead, inject it with positivity. Your feet are your foundation walk with purpose. And your heart is your stamp, make it beautiful.
Tene EdwardsTene Edwards People who have drawn wealth into their lives used The Secret, whether consciously or unconsciously. They think thoughts of abundance and wealth, and they do allow any contradictory thoughts to take root in their minds.
Rhonda ByrneRhonda Byrne I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I had to cut off all contact to get my mind right.
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