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One can study a caterpillar forever and never be able to predict a butterfly.
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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You can never learn less you can only learn more. The reason I know so much is because I have made so many mistakes.
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Don't fight forces, use them.
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