R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
We are powerfully imprisoned in these Dark Ages simply by the terms in which we have been conditioned to think.
Quotes to Explore
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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It isn't hard to find injustice around us, but we must not let injustice smear the good deeds that do occur everyday.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'
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If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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There is no easy way to get around horrible people on the Internet, and it's either just leave it or don't and get sucked into the whirlwind of it all.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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I sometimes look around that studio in the middle of commercials and think, 'Really?'
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Despite my so-so-experience with the iPhone, I do love its touchscreen technology, a feature I miss with my standard-issue BlackBerry.
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I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.
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I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is.
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I grew fond of acting rather late. And that was because I was not getting any job. I had a few friends in Delhi who were associated with theater. They took me to see some plays in Delhi and Baroda. That led me to believe the I could also act. And it was after that I joined National School of Drama in 1993.
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I love just walking around New York. It's like a whole world in one place.
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I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.
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I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.
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I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy.
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Of course I got lipstick all over my lil' nose in about 5 seconds, nothing's changed.
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We are powerfully imprisoned in these Dark Ages simply by the terms in which we have been conditioned to think.
