R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes

The United Nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world.

Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.

If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.

If we are genuinely concerned about the environment and the fellow human beings, and want to end territorial disputes, war, crime, poverty, hunger, and the other problems that confront us today, the intelligent use of science and technology are the tools with which to achieve a new direction – one that will serve all people, and not just a select few.

I was going to save the world, and I thought I would start with the African continent.

The world will not change until we do

My vision for the future? ... a world completely free from poverty.

I am still fighting to make the world a better place and you can, too.

We know that the next several generations need a better world to live in, which can only be a post-Obama World.

If we can move together as a species, I think that there is a possibility that we can make the world a better place.

The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise.

We need a greening of globalisation.

I think it's naive to pray for world peace if we're not going to change the form in which we live.

By strengthening the three pillars of the United Nations - security, development and human rights - we can build a more peaceful, more prosperous and more just world for our succeeding generations.

We live in a world of diverse cultures, and we know very little about social engineering and how to 'build nations.' And when we cannot be sure how to improve the world, hubristic visions pose a grave danger.

Today the search for a new global order is under way.

Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.

The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.

My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

We need to figure out how to merge political progress with actual progress.

I wouldn't give up on the U.N. yet.

Practice peace, change your world.

To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!

How can you save the world you have not seen if you can't save the community you have seen?

There are enormous opportunities to work for a world that is more free, peaceful and just.