Edward de Bono quotes - page 5

A question is a polite way of demanding something. (Edward de Bono)
Do we have the will to make poverty history? View quote
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Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness. View quote
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We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards. View quote
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Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour. View quote
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A good design is not a democratic consensus. View quote
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To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing. View quote
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The 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. View quote
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The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there. View quote
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Most people...are put off science because maths is the gateway and they can't handle it. What we should be teaching is operational maths because, in general, the maths we need to carry out science is pretty straightforward. View quote
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The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance. (Edward de Bono)
It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity. View quote
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Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough. View quote
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Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress. View quote
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Everywhere I go, I see very much the same thing. I see the same compassion for people who live half a world away. I see the same concern about events beyond these borders. And, increasingly, I see the same conviction that we can and we must join together to stop the scourge of AIDS and poverty. View quote
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Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. It is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organise the external world into the pieces we can then 'process'. View quote
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Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars. View quote
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression. View quote
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I'm a very loyal and unreliable friend. View quote
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Some people are aware of another sort of thinking which... leads to those simple ideas that are obvious only after they have been thought of... the term 'lateral thinking' has been coined to describe this orther sort of thinking; 'vertical thinking' is used to denote the conventional logical process. View quote
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The purpose of art is to reflect new emerging values and to define the new heroes and heroines so that people can absorb them into their perceptions. (Edward 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. View quote
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A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered. View quote
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Complacency with our traditional judgement based thinking methods is not enough. Our existing thinking habits are excellent just as the rear wheel of a motor car is excellent but not enough. We need to put far more emphasis on creative and design thinking. Judgement and analysis are not enough. View quote
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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. View quote
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