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" Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them. "
Peter Diamandis
Generation
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" When I was a grad student at MIT, I had a chance to become friends with the Viking Mission's chief scientist, Dr. Gerald Soffen. Viking was the first Mars lander looking for signs of life on Mars. "
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" If you look back 600 years ago, royals' sole goal was to keep their wealth within the family. "
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" Your chances of dying a violent death are 1/500th of what they used to be during medieval times. "
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" 3D printing will massively reduce the cost of certain products as the cost of labor is removed. "
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" In most developed countries, the average person receives about 16 years of education. Even in developing countries, the population gets five to eight years of education. "
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" True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses. "
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" The Net is allowing us to turn ourselves into a giant, collective meta-intelligence. And this meta-intelligence continues to grow as more and more people come online. "
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" When hiring, trust your feelings. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes them feel good about their lives. "
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" Making things open-source brings the cost down. "
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" In 1820, the average lifespan was just 26 years. Twenty-six years! "
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" My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species. "
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" I think the folks who go after grand challenges are impatient. "
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