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
R. Buckminster Fuller quotes about
american-inventor proper purpose verb
Here is God's purpose -- for God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.
outlaw humans areas
All human advances occur in the outlaw area.
christian god noun proper
God is a verb, not a noun proper or improper.
mistake smarter
Mistakes are great, the more I make the smarter I get.
humanity looks look-up
I do not look upon human beings as good or bad.
humanity extinction doe
All of humanity is in peril of extinction if each one of us does not dare, now and henceforth, always to tell only the truth, and all the truth, and to do so promptly -right now.
artist today philosopher
Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.
life-lesson experience genius
I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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 War is obsolete.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.
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.
years air water
By the time you are 88 years old, you "have consumed 300 tons of food, air and water."
powerful historical ambitious
Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.
vices virtue spectacular
Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
jobs done good-job
I am deeply impressed with the designer of the universe; I am confident I couldnt have done anywhere near such a good job.