Quote

When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.

Edward de Bono

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Edward de Bono
Age: 88 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 19
Died: 2021
Died: June 9
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
Republic of Malta
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
Gets
Written
Anyone
Story
Times
Helping
Volunteer
Stories
Imagined
Time
Perseverance

More quotes by Edward de Bono

Image
You cannot dig a hole in a different place by digging the same hole deeper
Edward de Bono
Image
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.
Edward de Bono
Image
Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
Edward de Bono
Image
Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.
Edward de Bono
Image
Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking.
Edward de Bono
Image
Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
Edward de Bono
Image
It's not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got to replace it with the truth.
Edward de Bono
Image
Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.
Edward de Bono
Image
America is not just a country, it's an idea.
Edward de Bono
Image
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
Edward de Bono
Image
We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out to find an alternative way. This is the basis of any improvement that is not fault correction or problem solving.
Edward de Bono
Image
Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
Edward de Bono
Image
An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
Edward de Bono
Image
The concept of logical thinking is selection and this is brought about by the processes of acceptance and rejection. Rejection is the basis of logical thinking.
Edward de Bono
Image
Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in some general-purpose value words. You throw in a sneer or two about the opposition, and you are a fine fellow who made a fine speech.
Edward de Bono
Image
Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
Edward de Bono
Image
I do a great deal of work with young children, and if you give a child a problem, he may come up with a highly original solution, because he doesn't have the established route to it.
Edward de Bono
Image
Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
Edward de Bono
Image
Simplicity before understanding is simplistic simplicity after understanding is simple.
Edward de Bono
Image
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.
Edward de Bono