Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
EDWARD DE BONOUnhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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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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Perception is real even when it is not reality.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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Logic will never change emotion or perception.
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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
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America is not just a country, it’s an idea.
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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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Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways.
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I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don’t acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.
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I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.
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You hold onto religion, you know, rules, regulations, traditions. I think what God is interested in is people’s hearts, and that’s hard enough.
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