“ In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly… Edward de Bono
“ The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people's minds. Edward de Bono
“ When the positive revolution takes hold it will no longer be enough for politicians to gain points through attack or being negative. Politicians will be expected to be constructive. Edward de Bono
“ Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car. Edward de Bono
“ Critical thinking does seem a superior sort of thinking because it seems as though the critic is actually going beyond the scope of what is being criticized in order to criticize it. That is only rare… 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. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process… Edward de Bono
“ It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor. Edward de Bono
“ Everyone has the right to doubt everything as often as he pleases and the duty to do it at least once. No way of looking at things is too sacred to be reconsidered. No way of doing things is beyond im… Edward de Bono
“ There may be more danger in prejudices which are apparently founded in logic than in those which are acknowledged as emotions. (p69) 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. Edward de Bono
“ 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. Edward de Bono
“ It is not the logical part of thinking that changes emotions but the perceptual part. If we see something differently, our emotions may alter with the altered perception. (p64) Edward de Bono
“ Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic. Edward de Bono
“ 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. Edward de Bono
