Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
EDWARD DE BONO
EDWARD DE BONO
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Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono It is well known that “problem avoidance” is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Everyone has the right to doubt everything as often as he pleases and the duty to do it at least once. No way of looking at things is too sacred to be reconsidered. No way of doing things is beyond improvement.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.
Edward de BonoEdward de Bono 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.
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