“Don't forget - you're dealing with aberrated people. They're not responsible for their answers. They're victims of culture. That means they have been influenced by their culture.” PeopleMeanHas BeensCultureAnswersForgetResponsibleVictimForget You Author:Jacque Fresco
“I have no notions of a perfect society, I don’t know what that means. I know we can do much better than what we’ve got, I’m no utopian, I’m not a humanist that would like to see everybody living in warmth and harmony: I know that if we don’t live that way, we’ll kill each other and destroy the Earth.” IfsKnowsWayMeanEarthCan DoPerfectHarmonyNotionHumanistWarmthUtopianPerfect Society Author:Jacque Fresco
“If you think we can’t change the world, It just means you're not one of those that will” IfsThinkingWorldMeanChanging The WorldCan't Change Author:Jacque Fresco
“The government means industry, if you know what I mean.” IfsKnowsMeanGovernmentIndustry Author:Jacque Fresco
“If you want your children to relate to the culture you live in, if you want to train them outside of the general system, you have to tell your children that ordinary children tend to say things like 'I can run faster than you; I can draw better than you; I know things you don't know'. You have to tell them what normal children are like. Normal children are messed up and you have to tell them about that. But if you instruct your child in high correlation with the physical world, they won't be able to relate with normal children. Normal means mixed up as I use the word.” IfsKnowsWorldWantMeanChildrenI CanUseRunningAbleCultureNormalDrawsOrdinaryOur ChildrenTrainRelateFasterYour ChildrenBetter Than YouMessed UpCorrelation Author:Jacque Fresco
“We're running into a lot of new problems today because of what we emphasize in this culture. The word 'success' to the average person means earning a lot of money and having a home, two cars, children in college. Success to me is entirely different to what success is to the average person. Success is being a successful human being in terms of pursuing what you believe in. If you believe in making paintings, writing poetry, writing music. If this is what you really want, you're successful to yourself. But to be successful to your culture means to sell yourself short of what you really want” IfsWantWritingBelieveHumansMeanChildrenPersonsTwoDifferentProblemHomeRunningTodaySuccessCultureTermHuman BeingsMoneyMusicSuccessfulCarCollegePaintingSellsAveragePursueBeing SuccessfulLots Of MoneySuccess In LifeEarningEmphasisIf You BelieveAverage PersonWriting PoetryWriting MusicSuccess Is Not MeasuredCollege SuccessYourself Short Author:Jacque Fresco
“When they say all men are created equal, that bothers me. I told you some are thin, some are heavy, some have better eyesight than others. I don't know what that means. I think they're trying to talk about equal opportunity and I know that doesn't exist. If you don't have the money to go to college, the word 'equal opportunities' mean nothing” IfsThinkingKnowsMenTryingMeanOpportunityCollegeEqualHeavyBotherEqual OpportunityEyesight Author:Jacque Fresco
“I don't believe in Gods and devils. I think it's man-made stories to try and help people understand where all this came from. They said 'Where did the world come from if there's no God', 'Where did life come from'. Just say 'I don't know'. Don't say some guy made a man and a woman. You have no business doing that, you know what I mean? And then He got mad and flooded the whole world; told Noah to build an arc. These are terrible stories.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMenWorldTryingBelieveMeanMadeSaidWholeHelpingStoriesGuyBusinessTerribleDevilMadDon't BelieveWhole WorldBelieve In GodThey SaidArcs Author:Jacque Fresco
“Once you accept the fact that people have 'individual choices' and they're 'free' to make those choices. Free to make choices means without being influenced and I can't understand that at all. All of us are influenced in all our choices by the culture we live in, by our parents, and by the values that dominate. So, we're influenced. So there can't be free choices.” PeopleMeanI CanFactsValuesChoicesCultureIndividualParentAcceptingOur ChoicesFree ChoiceIndividual Choice Author:Jacque Fresco
“Perhaps the most significant thing a person can know about himself is to understand his own system of values. Almost every thing we do is a reflection of our own personal value system. What do we mean by values? Our values are what we want out of life. No one is born with a set of values. Except for our basic physiological needs such as air, water, and food, most of our values are acquired after birth.” KnowsWantNeedsMeanPersonsValuesWaterBornAirBirthReflectionSignificantPhysiologicalValue SystemsPersonal ValuesSignificant Things Author:Jacque Fresco
“The fact that cultures are failing all over the world means that they don't know how to operate a society to make it work. Politicians have no real knowledge of technology; therefore, they are not capable of increasing food production, designing transportations systems that are safe… They have no knowledge in that area. Therefore it's senseless to talk to them about anything of significance.” KnowsWorldMeanRealFactsCultureTechnologyKnow HowFailingDesignPoliticianSafeCapableAreasProductionsSignificanceTransportationReal KnowledgeFood Production Author:Jacque Fresco
“You cannot approach people who think differently with reason and logic if they don't know what that means. First, you have to appeal to their values to start with. If you attack them, you lose them.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFirstsMeanReasonValuesLosesApproachLogicAppealsReason And Logic Author:Jacque Fresco
“We have to learn how scientists arrive at decisions. Once you use the scientific method, it doesn't mean that your decisions will be perfect. They'll be far more accurate than just opinions.” MeanUseDecisionPerfectOpinionScientistMethodAccurateScientific Method Author:Jacque Fresco
“Don't get mad at me cause I call something a 'nothing thing'. I mean it's nothing in terms of the majority of people.... I'm not that concerned with my son. I'm more concerned with all people. I look at all people as brothers and sisters. I have no priority for members of the family.” PeopleLooksMeanCausesTermSonBrotherMembersConcernedMadMajorityPrioritiesMy SonBrothers And Sisters Author:Jacque Fresco
