Edward de Bono Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Edward de Bono quotes and sayings page 4 (psychologist). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 41 we have.
“A painter may be looking at the world in a way which is very different from everyone else. If he's a craftsman, he can get other people to see the world through his eyes, and so he enlarges our vision, perception, and there's great value in that.”
“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.”
“The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas.”
“The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.”
“I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.”
“It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.”
“Opportunity ideas do not lie around waiting to be discovered. Such ideas need to be produced.”
“I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role.”
“What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.”
“Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.”
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