“If we really wish to put an end to our ongoing international and social problems we must eventually declare Earth and all of its resources as the common heritage of all the world's people.” PeopleIfsWorldEndsProblemEarthWishSocialCommonResourcesInternationalHeritageOngoingSocial Problems Author:Jacque Fresco
“People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.” PeopleKnowsFirstsProblemAsksAnswersUniversalMeaningfulFind Me 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
“If you had a free society you couldn't get people to go to war, if you had an intelligent type of upbringing in ones children. They would say; There must be many other ways of solving problems other then killing people.” PeopleIfsWayChildrenWarProblemSocietyTypeIntelligentKillingSolveAnti WarProblem SolvingRaising ChildrenUpbringingFree SocietyTeaching ChildrenProblems And SolutionsKilling Each OtherFuturistThere Is Always A Way Author:Jacque Fresco
“The future is our responsibility, but change will not take place until the majority loose confidence in their dictator’s and elected officials’ ability to solve problems. It will likely take an economic catastrophe resulting in enormous human suffering to bring about true social change.” HumansProblemSufferingSocialAbilityResponsibilityEconomicMajoritySolveEnormousOfficialsDictatorCatastropheSocial ChangeHuman SufferingElected Officials Author:Jacque Fresco
“We must learn to outgrow our egos in exchange for constructive dialogue rather than debate. In addition, we must be capable of stating problems and proposing solutions clearly and succinctly, without distortion of meaning or misunderstanding, even when these solutions are radically opposed to accepted norms.” ProblemEgoCapableSolutionsAcceptedDebateDialogueNormMisunderstandingConstructiveDistortion Author:Jacque Fresco
“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.” PeopleIfsWantHumansWarEndsUseProblemTodayHuman BeingsPovertyTechnologyEnvironmentAchieveCrimeConcernedToolsIntelligentFellowsHungerDisputesSelectScience And TechnologyWar CrimesTerritorialNew DirectionsUses Of Science Author:Jacque Fresco
“You can't participate in agriculture or redesign of aircraft for making them safer if you know nothing about it. So, whenever a person says 'will I be participating in the new world?' Only in areas that you can participate it. Areas that you have competence in. I'm not talking about self confidence, I'm talking about the ability to solve problems. Electrical, chemical, technical. I don't know of any other kind of problem.” IfsKnowsWorldKindPersonsSelfProblemAbilityTalkingAreasSolveSelf ConfidenceChemicalsNew WorldAgricultureCompetenceNot TalkingElectricalParticipatingAircraftRedesign Author:Jacque Fresco
“You cannot advocate decency and ethics, you must design the conditions that eliminate the problems. In scarcity, people will tend to steal. If you make things available, people tend not to steal.” PeopleIfsProblemConditionsDesignEthicsAvailableStealingDecencyScarcity Author:Jacque Fresco
“There are no negro problems, or Polish problems, or Jewish problems, or Greek problems, or women's problems, there are HUMAN PROBLEMS”.” HumansProblemGreekPolishHuman Problems Author:Jacque Fresco
“Politics was good a hundred years ago. Today, politicians have no ability to solve any problems because they are not students of behavior. They are not students of agriculture, oceanography - they know nothing about the factors that operate the world.” KnowsWorldYearsProblemTodayAbilityStudentsPoliticianBehaviorHundredYears AgoSolveFactorsAgriculture Author:Jacque Fresco
