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How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: July 12
Died: 1983
Died: July 1
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on first priority in design consideration is the full realization of individual potential in order to reach the second derivative full realization for all individuals
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