Edward de Bono Mind Quotations

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

If you never change your mind, why have one?

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.

The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.

The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people's minds.