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
blessed technology thinking
Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe everybody, and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before - that we now have the option for all humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment.
men political design
There is only one revolution tolerable to all men, all societies, all political systems: Revolution by design and invention.
law self sustainability
Nature is a totally efficient, self-regenerati ng system. IF we discover the laws that govern this system and live synergistically within them, sustainability will follow and humankind will be a success.
mistake smarter
Mistakes are great, the more I make the smarter I get.
peace planets spectacular
If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do... HOW WOULD I BE? WHAT WOULD I DO?
war technology selfishness
It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a mater of converting the high technology from weaponry to livingry.
thinking giving people
If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don't bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.
inspirational life determination
Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.
spiritual forever humanity
You do not belong to you. You belong to the universe. The significance of you will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume you are fulfilling your significance if you apply yourself to converting all you experience to highest advantage to others. Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.
struggle order trying
In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete.
nature educational struggle
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
thinking giving use
You cannot change how someone thinks, but you can give them a tool to use which will lead them to think differently.
inspirational-life trying consistent
Don't try to make me consistent. I am learning all the time.
inspirational-life trying consistent
Don't try to make me consistent. I am learning all the time.