I am not optimistic or pessimistic. I feel that optimism an… - Buckminster Fuller

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

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Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and popularized the terms "Spaceship Earth", "ephemeralization", and "synergetics", and developed numerous inventions, the most famous of which is the geodesic dome.

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Pen Names: Bucky Fuller

Birth Name: Richard Buckminster Fuller

Native Name: Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr.

Alternative Names: R. Buckminster Fuller

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