When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. But when I’ve finished, if the solution is not beautiful I know it’s wrong.

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"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."

- Buckminster Fuller

Transformation

"If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don’t bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking."

- Buckminster Fuller

Learning

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."

- Buckminster Fuller

Change

"The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life."

- Buckminster Fuller

Self-improvement

"The purpose of our lives is to add value to the people of this generation and those that follow."

- Buckminster Fuller

Contribution

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"Perhaps we all see ourselves as a little less than we are. Unworthy. Untalented. Nothing special. Lacking the heart, mind, resources, charisma, or stature to be of much use to God. You say you’re not perfect? You’re not good enough? Welcome to the club! You may be just the person God is looking for. God doesn’t need you to be exceptional, let alone perfect. He will take your talents and abilities and multiply them—even though they may seem scarce as a few loaves and fishes. If you trust Him and are faithful, He will magnify your words and actions and use them to bless and minister to multitudes!"

Belief in Self

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

- Stephen R. Covey

Belief in Self

"The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t win’ is you, and you don’t have to listen."

- Jessica Ennis

Belief in Self

"If you think you can’t, change your mind."

- Denis Morton

Belief in Self

"I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist."

- Shaquille O'Neal

Belief in Self