R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
[My vision is] To make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.
Quotes to Explore
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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
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The best way to preserve your privacy is to use a search engine that does not keep your logs in the first place. That's the approach used by Startpage and its European parent company, Ixquick.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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The good life, as it is popularly conceived, typically involves acquiring mastery in one's work, thus gaining for oneself better terms - or means to rewards, whether material, like wealth, or nonmaterial - an experience we may call 'prospering.'
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Whether you're keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it's the same thing. What's important is you're having a relationship with your mind.
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I find myself really feeling like it's possible that maybe the greater contribution I'm going to be able to make through this next phase of my life might be as a writer writing wonderful parts for women, or even writing wonderful parts for myself, you know?
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I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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You don't want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of what's out there now does - you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
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A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what's going on. It's also very lyrical, and the great thing about lyrical prose is even when you're not totally sure of the words, you can be swayed by the musicality of it.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.
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If you intellectualize the idea of marriage, it can be quite daunting, no matter how much in love you are.
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I know somewhat about Kate [Moss who featured in the Vogue spread]. I always thought that Kate's look had come from my old friend Siobhan Liddell and some of her friends because they dressed like that about ten years ago. Unconsciously, and right after that, that whole look sort of came out.
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[My vision is] To make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.
