R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
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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Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level of having a moderately popular blog. Most books sell 5, 10, or 15 thousand copies. Most are midlist books. With those people, even a modest online presence can make a difference in sales.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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My father was a lawyer.
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Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit?
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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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When the dark days come, many wonderful moments, those will all seem dead and empty to you. It will take practice and even hard work to find the joy sometimes.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and no guy laying a cheesy line on them is actually going to impact their world.
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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
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Jean Piaget observed that scarcely any question seems absurd to a child, but he was silent on the question of absurd answers from adults.
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The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
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The only difference between a good writer who publishes a book and a good writer who doesn't is that the writer who publishes actually finished her book.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up.
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The great rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you.
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It's the easiest thing in the world to be down about anything. I think the body responds to good vibes.
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Real-life conduct aside, LaBeouf, a Los Angeles native, has been working steadily as an actor since he was 12 years old.
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I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.
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You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
