Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.
EDWARD DE BONOThe music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.
More Edward de Bono Quotes
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America is not just a country, it’s an idea.
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Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
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We still seek to solve conflicts with ‘judgement’ instead of designing the way forwards.
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Creativity is a great motivator because it mades people interested in what they are doing.
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The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking.
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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.
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There’s a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don’t have to think, you just have to get more information – gets very dangerous.
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You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction.
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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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A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.
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One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.
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Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination – so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
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