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" In the 1960s, 110 countries had averages of six or more children per family. "

Peter Diamandis

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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. "

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" It's easy to forget that for centuries - for millennia - the 'workforce' was all of us. "

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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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" The Department of Energy made an investment that failed, and it got raked over the coals for that failed investment. This is ridiculous. The fact of the matter is, the government should be making a lot of risky investments, the majority of which are likely to fail. "

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" I have the general philosophy of creating the future you want to see. "

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" Nothing is more precious than life... especially the life of your child. "

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" The challenge is that the day before something is truly a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea. And crazy ideas are very risky to attempt. "

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" The old newspaper adage, 'If it bleeds, it leads,' is as true today as it was a century ago. "

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" It's now possible to have your body 3D-imaged from head to toe at a sub-millimeter accuracy, showing every ripple of muscle or cellulite, to allow the perfect-fitting jeans or shoes. "

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" Large companies and government agencies have a lot to protect and therefore are not willing to take big risks. A large company taking a risk can threaten its stock price. A government agency taking a risk can threaten congressional investigation. "

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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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" It's never been easier to share your ideas and passions with the world. "

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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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" Regardless of what the naysayers believe about human interaction and social media, the data show us that the abundance of technology is actually increasing the abundance of happiness all over the world. "

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" In 1994, to motivate me to complete my pilot's license, my good friend, Gregg Maryniak, gave me Charles Lindbergh's autobiography of his solo flight across the Atlantic. "

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" Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space. "

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

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" If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail. "

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" A dapper Canadian in his mid-fifties, Rob McEwen bought the disparate collection of gold mining companies known as Goldcorp in 1989. A decade later, he'd unified those companies and was ready for expansion - a process he wanted to start by building a new refinery. "

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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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" My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species. "

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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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" If you've been wondering where the next gold rush is going to take place, look up at the night sky to our closest celestial neighbor. The next economic boom might just be a mere 240,000 miles away on the bella luna. "

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" As lower-cost phones begin to penetrate, they'll become the educator and physician everywhere on the planet. "

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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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