In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Most people...are put off science because maths is the gateway and they can't handle it. What we should be teaching is operational… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Thinking is the ultimate human resource. Yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Traditional thinking is all about "what is" Future thinking will also need to be about what can be. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“In 80% of Socrates' dialogues there was no constructive outcome. He saw his role as simply pointing out what was "wrong.” — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The effective thinker treats arrogance as the major sin of thinking. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“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… — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore. — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
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… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason.… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas. It is better to have enough ideas for some… — Edward De Bono Copy Share Image
