Famous quotes by Inventors

Small: Either war is obsolete, or men are
"Either war is obsolete, or men are"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Dictators never invent their own opportunities
"Dictators never invent their own opportunities"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties
"By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: A proverb is much matter distilled into few words
"A proverb is much matter distilled into few words"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strate
"A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: You can never learn less, you can only learn more
"You can never learn less, you can only learn more"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not be
"When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and para
"What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed so that by the time most people are mature they have lost their innate capabilities"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it a
"We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: War is the ultimate tool of politics
"War is the ultimate tool of politics"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Truth is a tendency
"Truth is a tendency"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit while an expensive monument is one with embroide
"Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking
"Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Now there is one outstanding important fact regarding spaceship earth, and that is that no instruction book ca
"Now there is one outstanding important fact regarding spaceship earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable
"Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experimen
"Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accep
"My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isnt
"Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Man knows so much and does so little
"Man knows so much and does so little"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees Just give me a home, in a g
"Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: Integrity is the essence of everything successful
"Integrity is the essence of everything successful"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
Small: I have not failed. Ive just found 10,000 ways that wont work
Thomas Edison
"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sens
Thomas Edison
"The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls loo
Thomas Edison
"The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: You affect the world by what you browse
Tim Berners-Lee
"You affect the world by what you browse"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking
Thomas Edison
"There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same information
Tim Berners-Lee
"Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same information"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: There is no substitute for hard work
Thomas Edison
"There is no substitute for hard work"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around
Thomas Edison
"The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Small: The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants
Thomas Edison
"The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants"
Thomas Edison, Inventor