Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There's not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines.
R. Buckminster FullerBy the time you are 88 years old, you "have consumed 300 tons of food, air and water."
R. Buckminster FullerThe individual can take initiatives without anybody's permission. Only individuals can think. Only the individual disregards his fears and commits himself exclusively to reforming the human environment.
R. Buckminster FullerIdeas are easy to come by; reduction to practice is an arduous but inspirationally rewarding matter.
R. Buckminster Fuller