Edward De Bono quotes

" Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. " # Creativity

" Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. " # Unhappiness # Talent # Expectation

" Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. " # Humor

" If you never change your mind, why have one? " # Mind

" People should realize we're jerks just like them. " # Fame

" I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role. " # Fame # Literature # Time and Time Management

" Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways. " # Goals # Freedom # Power

" 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. " # Intelligence and Intellectuals # Thoughts and Thinking # Books - Reading

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

" I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers. They just go and look it up or they just chat with someone. In other words, relying on something rather than saying: "Okay, I've got the information, how do I create value from it?" " # Information # Thoughts and Thinking # Love