People never leave a sinking ship until they see the lights of another ship approaching.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLEREach one of us has something to contribute. This really depends on each one doing their own thinking, but not following any kind of rule.
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The procedure we are pursuing is that of true democracy. Semi-democracy accepts the dictatorship of a majority in establishing its arbitrary, ergo, unnatural, laws.
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And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.
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The highest of generalizations is the synergetic integration of truth and love.
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In order for a world-around democracy to prosper, world society must learn how to prosper.
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The opposite of nature is impossible.
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We speak erroneously of “artificial” materials, “synthetics”, and so forth. The basis for this erroneous terminology is the notion that Nature has made certain things which we call natural, and everything else is “man-made”, ergo artificial.
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Universe is plural at minimum sixfold.
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The reward for being a good problem solver is to be heaped with more and more difficult problems to solve
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Every child has an enormous drive to demonstrate competence.
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I say that radiation is inherently disintegrative: it comes apart. Gravity is inherently integrative: it pulls together. And to me, there’s a good possibility that love is what I’d call metaphysical gravity. It really holds everything together.
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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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You can’t better the world by simply talking to it. Philosophy to be effective must be mechanically applied.
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The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
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One of humanity’s prime drives is to understand and be understood. All other living creatures are designed for highly specialized tasks. Man seems unique as the comprehensive comprehender and co-ordinator of local universe affairs.
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Geniuses are just people who had good mothers.
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