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“You don't have to be intelligent, but I think you have to be open to possibilities and willing to explore. The only stupid people are those who are arrogant and closed off.”

Edward de Bono

Iraq? They just need to think it through (2007)
Context: There isn't just one point; it takes time to learn. You don't have to be intelligent, but I think you have to be open to possibilities and willing to explore. The only stupid people are those who are arrogant and closed off.

“The system will always be defended by those countless people who have enough intellect to defend but not quite enough to innovate.”

Edward de Bono

Source: I Am Right You Are Wrong: From This to the New Renaissance: From Rock Logic to Water Logic

“I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers. They just go and look it up or they just chat with someone. In other words, relying on something rather than saying: "Okay, I've got the information, how do I create value from it?"”

Edward de Bono

When asked "Have we become too reliant on computers?"
[Hamish, Mackintosh, http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/1999/sep/23/onlinesupplement2, Deep thought, The Guardian, 1999-09-23, 2008-10-15]