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.
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You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
Interpretation
What this quote means
To create real change, we must innovate rather than resist the current state of affairs.
This quote by R. Buckminster Fuller emphasizes that attempting to alter the current reality through confrontation is often ineffective. Instead, true transformation arises from developing new approaches or ideas that render outdated systems irrelevant, encouraging a shift in perspective and practice rather than mere resistance.
Themes
ChangeInnovationModelRealityTransformation
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about innovation at a tech conference.
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