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> [“When everyone thinks alike, no one is doing very much thinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/when-everyone-thinks-alike-no-one-is-doing-very-much-thinking/)

[Roger Von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

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## More by Roger von Oech

> [Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up & do them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/either-you-let-your-life-slip-away-by-not-doing-the-things-you-want/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Most brilliance arises from ordinary people working together in extraordinary ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/most-brilliance-arises-from-ordinary-people-working-together-in/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Open your mind up to things that have no connection with the problem you're trying to solve: subscribe to an unusual magazine; spend a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/open-your-mind-up-to-things-that-have-no-connection-with-the-problem/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/remember-the-two-benefits-of-failure-first-if-you-do-fail-you-learn/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [If you fall in love with an idea, you won't see the merits of alternative approaches-and will probably miss an opportunity or two. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/if-you-fall-in-love-with-an-idea-you-won-t-see-the-merits-of/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/take-advantage-of-the-ambiguity-in-the-world-look-at-something-and/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Knowledge is the stuff from which new ideas are made. Thus, the real key to being creative lies in what you do with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/knowledge-is-the-stuff-from-which-new-ideas-are-made-thus-the-real/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [We grow up thinking that the best answer is in someone else's brain. Much of our education is an elaborate game of 'guess what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/we-grow-up-thinking-that-the-best-answer-is-in-someone-else-s-brain/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [The hallmark of creative people is their mental flexibility... Sometimes they are open and probing, at others they're playful and off-the-wall. At still other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/the-hallmark-of-creative-people-is-their-mental-flexibility-sometimes/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Most burning issues generate far more heat than light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/most-burning-issues-generate-far-more-heat-than-light/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Look for the second right answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/look-for-the-second-right-answer/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who divide everything into two groups, and those who don’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/there-are-two-kinds-of-people-in-this-world-those-who-divide/)

[Roger Von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/if-you-make-an-error-use-it-as-a-stepping-stone-to-a-new-idea-you/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [It's difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you're always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/it-s-difficult-to-get-your-creative-juices-flowing-if-you-re-always/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

> [Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind and ask what's funny about what you're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/here-s-my-advice-go-ahead-and-be-whacky-get-into-a-crazy-frame-of/)

[Roger Von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

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