Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.
Edward de BonoThe purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.
Edward de BonoA characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.
Edward de BonoLateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. It is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organise the external world into the pieces we can then 'process'.
Edward de Bono