Peter Diamandis Quotes
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Private companies should be building businesses.
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So while I can't tell you if bringing a child into this world is the morally-responsible to do, I can say that the future, much like the present, is going to be a whole lot better than you think.
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Mining asteroids will ultimately benefit humanity on and off the Earth in a multitude of ways.
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One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images.
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Visual artists use drones to capture beautiful new images and camera angles.
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If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.
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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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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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As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
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In the early '90s, well under 5 percent of the global population was online.
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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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If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.
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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 automotive X Prize, to a great degree, is focused on addressing petroleum usage and carbon emissions.
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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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I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky.
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Eight billion people will have Internet access by 2020.
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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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Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
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When you have an employee who's innovative in your organization, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they're working in an exciting place, they're not thinking what they're going to do over the weekend. They're thinking: 'How do I solve that problem?'
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As of 2011, it cost about $5,000 to launch a tech startup.
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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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Gossip, in its earlier forms, contained information that was critical to survival because, in clans of 150, what happened to anyone had a direct impact on everyone.
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When I talk about taking bold actions in the world, few things are bolder than creating the 'Huffington Post' from scratch and reinventing the newspaper business.