A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.
Edward de BonoA characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
Edward de BonoIt wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.
Edward de Bono