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QUOTABLE BUCKMINSTER FULLER

: An A to Z Glossary of Quotes from Buckminster Fuller

by Buckminster Fuller

A collector's edition of quotations from Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), great American inventor, thinker, futurist and techno-Utopian philosopher. Best-known as the inventor of the Geodesic dome and the discoverer of the principle of Synergy. A compendi

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“Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Existence

“Every time we use our wealth it increases.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Wealth, Resources

“Love is metaphysical gravity.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Metaphysical

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Transformation, Perception

“We can now take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than anybody has ever known. It does not have to be "you or me," so selfishness is unnecessary and war is obsolete.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Standards of Living, War, Quality of Life, Wealth Inequality, Poverty

“Politicians are always realistically maneuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Politicians, voting, Politics, Election

“It is only after the subjective that we get to the objective.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Subjective, Truth, objective

“Dare to be naive.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: dare, Courage, Naivety, Lifelong Learning

“Pollution is nothing but resources we're not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Resources, Value, Waste, sustainability, Pollution

“Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Learning, Life Experience, Experimentation

“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Genius, Learning, Life Experience

“I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Design, Invent

“Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Faith, Believe, Thinking

“I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Design, Invent, Observation

“The opposite of nature is impossible.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Nature

“Do more with less.”

— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com

Tagged: Problem Solving, Design, Minimalism & Simplicity, Minimalism, Resources