R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
There is only one revolution tolerable to all men, all societies, all political systems: Revolution by design and invention.
Quotes to Explore
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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I sometimes look around that studio in the middle of commercials and think, 'Really?'
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.
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By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.
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If we do a little bit of insight into history, how many times have there been people doing hate discourse, blaming everything on a certain group of people. That really is the genesis of genocide, where it kind of sparks.
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Having stretched the boundaries some, I'm perfectly content now to work within them. 'Doonesbury' doesn't need to become 'South Park.' You won't ever see any singing turds.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
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I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.
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Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
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Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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I like Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. I love pop music, but I also like Sam Smith's slow songs. That would be more to dance to. I think dancers like different genres of music, compared to just a regular person.
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When my father came over here penniless with $100 sewn into his underwear, thank God some well-meaning liberal didn't come put his arm around him and say, 'Let me take care of you.'
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I'm not into the gym. I prefer dancing or tennis.
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I try to stay away from the craft services table on set! That's probably why I am able to still get work in this business: I stay away from junk food.
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To impute our recovery to medicine, and to carry our view no further, is to rob God of His honor, and is saying in effect that He has parted with the keys of life and death, and, by giving to a drug the power to heal us, has placed our lives out of His own reach.
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I can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier.
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I work in politics and media, two industries that have been particularly affected by the issue of misconduct. We have seen famous and powerful men finally pay a price for behavior they got away with for decades. Many have lost their positions and status - rightly so.
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We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.
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There is only one revolution tolerable to all men, all societies, all political systems: Revolution by design and invention.
