R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer and inventor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth12 July 1895
CountryUnited States of America
way problem wells
A problem adequately stated is a problem well on its way to being solved.
parent television thirds
Television is the third parent.
communication mean metaphysical
That which is communicated, i.e., understood, is metaphysical. The means of communication is physical.
nouns statistics verbs
God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.
men technology waiting
I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented.
art children knowledge
Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.
stress home circles
Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease.
management sometimes blind
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.
crush children order
Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - "which is the mostest? which is the leastest?" They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: they heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart.
inspirational space environmental
The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.
circles want steps
Whenever I draw a circle, I immediately want to step out of it.
integrity creativity conformity
I am convinced that creativity is a priori to the integrity of the universe and that life is regenerative and conformity meaningless.
confidence self-esteem humanity
I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.
business ignorant environmental-pollution
Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.