You can never learn less; you can only learn more. The reason I know so much is because I have made so many mistakes. R. Buckminster Fuller More Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller More Quotes From R. Buckminster Fuller Specialization breeds biases that ultimately aggregate as international and ideological discord, which, in turn, leads to war. R. Buckminster Fuller discord turns war 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. R. Buckminster Fuller initiative self spring I am deeply impressed with the designer of the universe; I am confident I couldnt have done anywhere near such a good job. R. Buckminster Fuller designer done jobs You don't belong to you. You belong to the Universe and you're here to serve. R. Buckminster Fuller universe I'm not trying to copy Nature, I'm trying to find the principles she's using. R. Buckminster Fuller copies principles trying You cannot question an assumption you do not know you have made. R. Buckminster Fuller assumption made knows The vector equilibrium is the true zero reference of the energetic mathematics. Zero pulsation in the vector equilibrium is the nearest approach we will ever know to eternity and god: the zero phase of conceptual integrity inherent in the positive and negative asymmetries that propagate the differentials of consciousness. R. Buckminster Fuller zero integrity negative A new, self-employed architect scientist is the one in all the world who may accelerate realization of a high-standard survival for all, as now completely practical within the scope of available technology. R. Buckminster Fuller survival technology self I am a passenger on the spaceship Earth. R. Buckminster Fuller passengers spaceships earth Love is a metaphysical gravity. R. Buckminster Fuller metaphysical gravity love-is Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. R. Buckminster Fuller obvious study school My biggest hope that we're going to make it here is that this thinking is being manifested & really employed by the young world. Will they be going fast enough to overcome the initiatives of the bureaucracies & the fears operative in those bureaucracies? It's a very touch & go question. R. Buckminster Fuller overcoming world thinking Every child has an enormous drive to demonstrate competence. R. Buckminster Fuller enormous competence children Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less. R. Buckminster Fuller experiments men The vector equilibrium is the zero point for R. Buckminster Fuller vectors circus zero Wealth is the product of energy times intelligence: energy turned into artifacts that advantage human life. R. Buckminster Fuller energy motivational inspirational Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead. R. Buckminster Fuller gold-and-silver silver gold Physics has found no straight lines. Instead, the physical universe consists of only waves undulating back and forth allowing for corrections and balance. R. Buckminster Fuller balance lines physics All sports are time control demonstrations. R. Buckminster Fuller demonstration sports A proverb is much matter distilled into few words. R. Buckminster Fuller spectacular few-words matter