To deal with future we have to deal with possibilities. Analysis will only tell us what is.
Edward de Bono(...) being right all the time acquires a huge importance in education, and there is this terror of being wrong. The ego is so tied to being right that later on in life you are reluctant to accept that you are ever wrong, because you are defending not the idea but your self-esteem. (...) this terror of being wrong means that people have enormous difficulties in changing ideas.
Edward de BonoOur existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.
Edward de Bono