R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
Wealth is the product of energy times intelligence: energy turned into artifacts that advantage human life.
Quotes to Explore
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.
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Not to sound bad, but some girls are dumb. It's because they spend so much of their life trying to have the right look. On the other hand, some girls are just really smart. There are girls you can have conversations with that are healthy conversations. You can argue real life issues and solve problems together. That is what makes a woman sexy.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating a model for growth and sustainability that we can share with the world.
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You don't choose who you sit next to in a theater. You sit in a theater, and there's an energy that happens.
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I gave up school. I gave up a really, really good job. I gave up a lot of stuff. I cut a lot of people out of my life so I could just focus on my fighting dreams.
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Sometimes, you're going 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a few months, and then you come home, and you wonder what you're doing with your life and why. At least, that's the experience I've had.
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I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
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My most firmly held value is what Albert Schweitzer termed 'reverence for life.' I take this seriously; many would say that because I extend it to nonhumans, I take it too far.
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I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I'm prouder of.
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Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.
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Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
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I think it's important to be able to say that you did live a normal life and struggled to make ends meet. It all has to do with work ethic and how I apply myself to my awesome job now. I've always been used to working because I've been working since I was four.
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The promises of God are His guarantees amid life's uncertainties. They're the basis of all our life of faith.
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When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it's a mess: just one surprise after another. Then, later, you see it was perfect.
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People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.
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I am never long, even in the society of her I love, without yearning for the company of my lamp and my library.
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Wealth is the product of energy times intelligence: energy turned into artifacts that advantage human life.
