Peter Diamandis Quotes
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Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise.
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Today, the smartphone in your pocket has a high-quality digital camera. Everyone - not just artists - is a photographer, and the explosion of photos taken annually proves it.
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Private companies should be building businesses.
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In the early '90s, well under 5 percent of the global population was online.
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As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
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Eight billion people will have Internet access by 2020.
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What decisions would you make differently today if you knew you would most likely live to be 150? How would you think about your 50s or 60s? How would you evaluate your career arcs or investments or even the area in which you live?
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The automotive X Prize, to a great degree, is focused on addressing petroleum usage and carbon emissions.
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Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.
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Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
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When I think about creating abundance, it's not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility. It is about taking that which was scarce and making it abundant.
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The rate of innovation is a function of the total number of people connected and exchanging ideas. It has gone up as population has gone up. It's gone up as people have concentrated in cities.
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Even in an organization that's doing something big and bold, there's the mundane, day-to-day execution work of keeping it going. But people need to stay connected to the boldness, to the vision, and stay plugged in to the main vein of the dream.
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In 1980, it cost just under $600 to take a round-trip flight within the United States.
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If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.
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With faster Internet and better computers, you'd better believe we're creating and consuming more digital data.
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I don't think the space station is innovative. Going to the moon was innovative because we had no idea how to do it.
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Mining asteroids will ultimately benefit humanity on and off the Earth in a multitude of ways.
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Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.
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If you have a fear of flying, don't. The data are very clear: If you have to travel someplace, the safest way is by airplane.
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We know from hard research that educated populations have lower growth rates, are more peaceful, and add to the global economy.
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Nothing matters more than your health. Healthy living is priceless. What millionaire wouldn't pay dearly for an extra 10 or 20 years of healthy aging?
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Whether it's steamships disrupted by the railroads or railroads disrupted by the airlines, it's typically the large entrenched incumbents that are displaced by innovators.
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Visual artists use drones to capture beautiful new images and camera angles.