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" I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher. "

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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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" I've stopped watching TV news. They couldn't pay me enough money. "

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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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" 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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" My personal fascination with the power of the crowd has been growing: Exactly what can a 'crowd' accomplish? We know crowds can raise billions of dollars, create Wikipedia, and even design and build small autonomous drones. But how about something large and complex like designing a new car, and maybe someday even a spaceship? "

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" Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success. "

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" Not only are we working less, we're enjoying ourselves more. As we're working toward this world of abundance, we're able to increasingly enjoy leisure time. "

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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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" If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs. "

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" Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry. "

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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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" When hiring, trust your feelings. "

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" In the 1820s, the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. were some of the only countries where the average population received at least two years of formal schooling. "

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" As education becomes dematerialized, demonetized and democratized, every man, woman and child on the planet will be able to reap the benefits of knowledge. We're rapidly heading toward a world of education abundance. "

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" Revealing water in significant quantities on the Moon could truly be a turning point in space exploration. "

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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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" The fact that the Virgin logo was on the side of SpaceShipOne on October 4th, 2004 was fantastic. "

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" In 1900, 180-plus out of every 1,000 African-American babies died. "

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" The communications industry has been tremendously successful, but we need to build the railroads and the oil wells and the gold mines of space. "

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" Drones photograph, prospect and advertise real estate from golf courses to skyscrapers; they also monitor construction in progress. "

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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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" 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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" Elon Musk with PayPal revolutionized banking. "

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" I had started Zero-G specifically to broaden the public for access to weightlessness. "

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" My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society. "

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" As sensors and networks continue to expand around the world, we'll see violence drop even further. After all, when there's a danger that your actions can be caught on tape and shown around the world, you're more responsible for your behavior. "

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" The goal of my work is to help assure that we can create a world of abundance in which we meet the basic needs of every man, woman and child. "

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" Every second of every day, our senses bring in way too much data than we can possibly process in our brains. "

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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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