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The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.
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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Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others is not always better than his own.
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Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't.
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Everyone is born a genius.
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His Unique Selling Position was to make the world work for 100% of humanity. .
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People never leave a sinking ship until they see the lights of another ship approaching.
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I look for what needs to be done
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Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.
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