“A physicist looks for causes; that does not necessarily imply that there are causes everywhere. A man may look for gold without assuming that there is gold everywhere; if he finds gold, well and good, if he doesn't he's had bad luck. The same is true when the physicists look for causes.” IfsMenWellsLooksMayDoeCausesGoldLuckAssumingPhysicistBad Luck Book:Bertrand Russell on God and Religion Source: Bertrand Russell on God and Religion
“With vertical thinking one may look for different approaches until one finds a promising one. With lateral thinking one goes on generating as many approaches as one can even after one has found a promising one. With vertical thinking one is trying to select the best approach but with lateral thinking one is generating different approaches for the sake of generating them.” ThinkingTryingLooksMayDifferentFoundGoes OnApproachSakeSelectVerticalLateral ThinkingDifferent Approach Author:Edward de Bono
“You may dream freely when you listen to music as well as when you look at painting. When you read a book you are the slave of the author's mind.” MindWellsLooksMayBookDreamPaintingSlaveListening To Music Author:Paul Gauguin