Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono is a Maltese physician, psychologist, author, inventor and consultant. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth19 May 1933
perseverance helping-others volunteer
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.
children years nuts
Child mortality [since 2000 is] down by 2.65 million a year. That's a rate of 7,256 children's lives saved each day. ... It drives me nuts that most people don't seem to know this news.
fun selfish thinking
I could never be a politician because I think I'm too selfish, and I think I like to have fun.. the right to be irresponsible is a right I hold dear.
poverty
Do we have the will to make poverty history?
poverty
Do we have the will to make poverty history?
compassion people together
Everywhere I go, I see very much the same thing. I see the same compassion for people who live half a world away. I see the same concern about events beyond these borders. And, increasingly, I see the same conviction that we can and we must join together to stop the scourge of AIDS and poverty.
running art turn-me
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.
hypothesis come-up criticise
Don't criticise a hypothesis, come up with a better one.
gambling use statistics
The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.
mean effort simplicity
Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
real reality perception
Perception is real even when it is not reality.
spring ideas immortality
Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea.
honesty social-values long
Maybe the social value of truth is as a destination - so long as we do not assume we have arrived there.
fun creativity interesting
Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.