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.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLERThere is no such thing as genius, some children are just less damaged than others.
More R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
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It is essential to release humanity from the false fixations of yesterday which seem now to bind it to a rationale of action leading only to extinction.
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We are here as local information harvesters, local problem-solvers in support of the integrity of eternally regenerative Universe. The fact that we get away from physical problems doesn’t mean we go away from problems. The problems are really rarely physical.
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For man to go from less than 1% haves to 40%, living at high standard – despite decreasing resources – cannot be explained by anything other than by doing more than less.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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I’m not trying to copy Nature, I’m trying to find the principles she’s using.
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We will always have war until there is enough of every essential to support all lives everywhere around earth.
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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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Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
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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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Those who play with the devil’s toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
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It is well known that of every strong woman they say she has a masculine mind.
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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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The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.
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I have great hope for tomorrow. My hope lies in three things-truth, youth, and love.
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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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