R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
None of the world's problems will have a solution until the world's individuals become thoroughly self-educated.
Quotes to Explore
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
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I was very good in all the maths and sciences.
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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Illinois surpasses every other spot of equal extent upon the face of the globe in fertility of soil and in the proportionable amount of the same which is sufficiently level for actual cultivation.
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Spencer's god was Evolution, sometimes also called Progress.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now.
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I've spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he's a damn good songwriter.
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To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about.
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Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
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None of the world's problems will have a solution until the world's individuals become thoroughly self-educated.
