Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination – so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
EDWARD DE BONOI 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.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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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.
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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.
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We still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
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What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.
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The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas.
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We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.
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A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because, looked at through the myth, all evidence supports the myth.
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I’m a very loyal and unreliable friend.
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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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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people’s minds.
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If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.
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You can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.
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A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.
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