Quotes By Edward 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.

Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.

Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.

Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.