"First of all, [Buckminster Fuller's] identification of the problems that are all that much more pertinent, all that much more pressing in the world today than in his own lifetime from sustainability in terms of the environment to income inequality."

-- Jonathon Keats

#Today Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Buckminster Fuller Quotes

“To succeed, you must be able to concentrate, and to know what to concentrate on.”
“The study of acting consists in the main of getting out of oneâ€™s own way, and in learning to deal with uncertainty and being comfortable being uncomfortable.”
“I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor and surviving.”
“We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning.”
“You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.”
“Oh! like a wreath, let Christmas mirth To-day encircle all the earth, And bind the nations with the love That Jesus brought from heaven above.”

Source : Maud Lindsay (2010). “Mother Stories”, p.134, Heart of Dixie Publishing
“I just choose the scripts I want to work on. I don't know why. It's not something conscious or that I'm doing on purpose.”

Source : "'Montpensier' star Gaspard Ulliel on Scorsese, Stunts and Scars" by Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. April 13, 2011.
“Life truly is precious. Gather every moment of it into your arms & embrace it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Paula Abdul from May 15, 2012

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