R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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There's, what, 300 films at the Telluride or Toronto or something. How many are those people gonna see? How many of those are actually gonna be in a theater, you know? You know, as an actor, I mean, I learned a long time ago that the fulfillment in this business is the doing of it because you can't rely on anything coming out.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.
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Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.
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I tried the broadcasting thing, the coaching thing, but I'll never replace the competitive feeling of being out on the field when we were players.
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What there is no dispute about is whether or not China is a currency manipulator. They are a currency manipulator. They actively intervene every single day to keep the value of their currency less than it would be against the dollar than if it floated freely. We think. Even China barely disputes that.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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Only choices made in love are compassionate. There are no exceptions. Do you have the courage to act with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome? If not, you have no ability to give or experience compassion. That is the shocking truth.
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.
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I believe in the ethos of the remix, like Andy Warhol making a painting of a Campbell's soup label.
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Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.
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I think the skin is the most important thing. If you take care of your skin, you don't really need much makeup.
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I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas.
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Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes.
