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> [A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very little possibility of further progress. Such a person is unlikely to walk away from a discussion with anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/a-person-who-knows-all-the-answers-has-an-opinion-on-everything-has-a/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

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## More by Edward de Bono

> [We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/we-still-seek-to-solve-conflicts-with-judgement-instead-of-designing/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/traditional-thinking-is-all-about-what-is-future-thinking-will-also/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [“In 80% of Socrates' dialogues there was no constructive outcome. He saw his role as simply pointing out what was "wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/in-80-of-socrates-dialogues-there-was-no-constructive-outcome-he-saw/)

[Edward De Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/the-music-that-really-turns-me-on-is-either-running-toward-god-or/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [People should realize we're jerks just like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/people-should-realize-we-re-jerks-just-like-them/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/the-effective-thinker-treats-arrogance-as-the-major-sin-of-thinking/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/to-be-successful-you-have-to-be-lucky-or-a-little-mad-or-very/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/argument-is-meant-to-reveal-the-truth-not-to-create-it/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/complexity-creates-confusion-simplicity-focus/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/the-weapons-of-the-positive-revolution-are-not-bullets-and-bombs-but/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [“In real-life situations apparently logical lines of argument are often (not always) based on an inability to see alternative possibilities. In a similar way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/in-real-life-situations-apparently-logical-lines-of-argument-are/)

[Edward De Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/an-expert-is-someone-who-has-succeeded-in-making-decisions-and/)

[Edward De Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/it-wouldn-t-cost-too-much-to-change-the-rules-of-trade-so-that-poor/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/it-has-always-surprised-me-how-little-attention-philosophers-have/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

> [The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas. It is better to have enough ideas for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/the-need-to-be-right-all-the-time-is-the-biggest-bar-to-new-ideas-it/)

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