How much does your building weigh? A question often used to challenge architects to consider how efficiently materials were used for the space enclosed.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLERThe end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
More R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
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[A]ll the categories of creatures act individually as special-case and may be linearly analyzed; retrospectively, it is discoverable that inadvertently they are all interaffecting one another synergetically as a spherical, interprecessionally regenerative, tensegrity spherical integrity.
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Don’t change the man. Change his environment.
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Controlled time is our true wealth.
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He will retain much more in his everyday life of what we term the naïveté and idealism of the child. I think the way to see what tomorrow is going to look like is just to look at our children.
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[My vision is] To make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.
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The assumption is that the inevitability of a solution’s realization is inherent in the interaction of human intellect and the constantly transformative evolution of physical universe.
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The purpose of our lives is to add value to the people of this generation and those that follow.
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Whenever I draw a circle, I immediately want to step out of it.
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The earth is like a spaceship that didn’t come with an operating manual.
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We should stop kidding ourselves. We should let go of things that aren’t true. It’s always better with the truth.
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Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences – “which is the mostest? which is the leastest?”
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For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than any have ever known.
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There is no such thing as genius, some children are just less damaged than others.
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I am deeply impressed with the designer of the universe; I am confident I couldnt have done anywhere near such a good job.
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… reform the environment and not man; being absolutely confident that if you give man the right environment, he will behave favorably.
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