Edward de Bono Quotes

All that counts in life is intention.

Purpose is stronger than object.

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

Without something I'm really excited about... I'd be really lost.

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

He who knows how will always work for he who knows why.

No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise.

I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.

Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.

It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.

What's missing from the world is a sense of direction.

Everybody has a purpose.

Without goals the very concept of intelligence is meaningless

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of meaning and purpose in life.

A life without a cause is a life without effect.

The most dangerous thing in the world is to have no purpose.

Blessed are those who know what on earth they are here on earth to do and set themselves about the business of doing it.