Edward de Bono Quotes

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity and people who don’t. Unused creativity doesn’t just disappear. It lives within us until it’s expressed, neglected to death, or suffocated by resentment and fear.

I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.

I enjoy the element of pushing yourself, learning something new, whether it's a dance step, a scene, an emotion.

I always think about stuff I learned, in any scene. Juilliard taught me a lot.

I love learning things, whether it's a language or Philippine knife-fighting or the Viennese waltz.

The most trusted way to keep moving up that value chain is to keep investing in individuals - to help them grow in knowledge and skills. Education is hard. It takes individuals to do the hard work.

I'm interested in doing anything that teaches me something.

All I am doing every day is soaking in everything - I'm like a sponge, from all these award-winning directors, writers, and actors - as much as I can.

I was writing lyrics since I was nine years old, so by age 15, I was feeling pretty confident about my talent.

I've gotten to meet so many talented people!

Training is always important.

Creativity is very much like literacy. We take it for granted that nearly everybody can learn to read and write. If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity.

Genius gives birth, talent delivers.

It's not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent.

Stay loyal to your creativity because it's a gift.

Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop.

Creativity is not a substitute for competence.

I think investing in a good education has been key for me, although the investment was more in time than money.

Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling

One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.

All you can do is learn the skills of movies. Neither colleges nor anyone else can teach you creativity. They can teach you abilities to work with - you know how to use the gifts you've been born with.