Dare to be naive.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Either war is obsolete, or men are.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living geniuses them.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

God is a verb not a noun.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

God is a verb, not a noun.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Human beings always do the most intelligent thing…after they’ve tried every stupid alternative and none of them have worked

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

I am not optimistic or pessimistic. I feel that optimism and pessimism are very unbalanced. Furthermore, I am a very hard engineer. Furthermore, I am a mechanic. Furthermore, I am a sailor. Furthermore, I am an air pilot. Furthermore, I don't tell people I can get you across the ocean with my ship unless I know what I'm talking about.

— R. Buckminster Fuller