There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you’re doing well.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLERFor 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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Bite your tongue. Get a cinder in your eye. When you feel good, you feel nothing.
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Whether humanity is to comprehensively prosper…depends entirely on the integrity of the human individuals and not on the political and economic systems. The cosmic question has been asked: are humans worthwhile to universe invention?
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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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It is the integrity of each individual human that is in final examination. On personal integrity hangs humanity’s fate.
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I’m utterly convinced that we are all here for one another and that every experience that everyone is having is relevant. It all counts. The Universe is so extraordinarily well designed that it needs all those experiences.
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Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
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Wealth is a measure of a person’s ability to survive so many days forward.
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It doesn’t take a computer to tell you that it will save both Universe and humanity trillions of dollars a day to pay them handsomely to stay at home.
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Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe everybody, and give every human on Earth a chance.
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The more for whom we strive to serve, the greater effectiveness we will have.
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However, if we leave the industrial machinery and their energy-distribution networks and leave them also all the people who have routine jobs operating the industrial machinery and distributing its products.
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The one common experience of all humanity is the challenge of problems.
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History’s political and economic power structures have always abhorred ‘idle people’ as potential troublemakers. Yet nature never abhors seemingly idle trees, grass, snails, coral reefs, and clouds in the sky.
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…primarily the individual is going to study at home.
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How much does your building weigh? A question often used to challenge architects to consider how efficiently materials were used for the space enclosed.
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