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" In 1820, the average lifespan was just 26 years. Twenty-six years! "

Peter Diamandis

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" An exponential growth is a simple doubling. One becomes two becomes four. "

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" With sufficient water on the Moon, solar energy can be used to split the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen is, of course, critical for humans to breathe and the water important for us to drink. "

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" Human exploration is something that's been going on for thousands of years, and the models that worked 500 years ago are likely to work again today. "

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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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" Today, we don't blink an eye when the world's wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so. "

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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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" 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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