R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes about Wisdom

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You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Inspirational, Change, Wisdom

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Inspirational, Wisdom, Future

If man chooses oblivion, he can go right on leaving his fate to his political leaders. If he chooses Utopia, he must initiate an enormous education program - immediately, if not sooner.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Fate, Men

A problem adequately stated is a problem well on its way to being solved.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Politics, Way

R. Buckminster Fuller “Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity”, Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

There is only one revolution tolerable to all men, all societies, all political systems: Revolution by design and invention.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Men, Design

Don't attempt to reform man. An adequately organized environment will permit humanity's original, innate capabilities to become successful.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Successful, Men

However, if we leave the industrial machinery and their energy-distribution networks and leave them also all the people who have routine jobs operating the industrial machinery and distributing its products, and we take away from all the industrial countries all their ideologies and all the politicians and political machine workers, people would keep right on eating. Possibly getting on a little better than before.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Country, Jobs

R. Buckminster Fuller “Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity”, Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

Here is an educational bombshell: Take from all of today's industrial nations all their industrial machinery and all their energy-distributing networks, and leave them all their ideologies, all their political leaders, and all their political organizations, and I can tell you that within six months, two billion people will die of starvation, having gone through great pain and deprivation along the way.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Wisdom, Pain, Educational