Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

Quote by Edward De Bono

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One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at...

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at...

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing...

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing...

The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas....

The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas....

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a...

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a...

Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation...

Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation...

We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been...

We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been...

If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.

If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and...

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

Within crisis, are the seeds of opportunity.

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a...

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a...

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has...

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.