I am deeply impressed with the designer of the universe; I am confident I couldnt have done anywhere near such a good job.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLERThe wave is not the water. The water merely told us about the wave moving by.
More R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
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The dark ages still reign over all humanity, and the depth and persistence of this domination are only now becoming clear. This Dark Ages prison has no steel bars, chains, or locks. Instead, it is locked by misorientation and built of misinformation.
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We are prisoners of our own metaphors, metaphorically speaking.
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Too much overcharges Nature, and turns more into disease than nourishment. ‘Tis thought and digestion which makes books serviceable, and give health and vigor to the mind.
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Man is going to be displaced altogether as a specialist by the computer. Man himself is being forced to reestablish, employ, and enjoy his innate ‘comprehensivity.
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The one common experience of all humanity is the challenge of problems.
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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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Don’t attempt to reform man. An adequately organized environment will permit humanity’s original, innate capabilities to become successful.
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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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You can’t learn less.
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All children are born geniuses; 9,999 out of every 10,000 are swiftly, inadvertently degeniusized by grownups.
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Mind is the antithesis of reflex, and only mind could discover mind
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I look for what needs to be done
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Nature is all that we think we know plus all that we don’t know whether or not we know that we don’t know it.
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In the United States, throughout all twenty-four hours of every day of the year – year after year.
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The question of integrity will get finer and finer and more delicate and more beautiful.
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