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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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" Nothing gets us down more than watching violence on television or reading about war and brutality in the newspaper. The truth is, there's a massive reduction in the amount of violence around the world. "

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" Making things open-source brings the cost down. "

" If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering. "

" One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images. "

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

" 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? "

" In 1980, during my sophomore year at MIT, I realized that the school didn't have a student space organization. I made posters for a group I called Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and put them up all over campus. Thirty-five people showed up. It was the first thing I ever organized, and it took off! "

" All over the world, we're seeing access to food, clean water, education and healthcare improve; as a result, global innovation is rising as well. "

" WhatsApp is both disrupting and demonetizing the entire wireless industry, and now the Facebook acquisition provides the infrastructure needed for WhatsApp to begin offering voice calls. So instead of people paying on average $80 per month, users only have to pay $0.99 per year for the same services. Wireless carriers, beware. "

" 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. "

" Incentive prizes work. "

" Never tolerate a toxic person in your organization. "

" Private industry's job is to make money. Private industry's job is to create a huge economic engine. "

" I was seeing a lot of entrepreneurs who were effectively working on the next photo-sharing app. I wanted to inspire them to go much bigger, bolder and more significant than that. "

Peter Diamandis

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" I don't think the space station is innovative. Going to the moon was innovative because we had no idea how to do it. "

" 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. "

" We know from hard research that educated populations have lower growth rates, are more peaceful, and add to the global economy. "

" Eight billion people will have Internet access by 2020. "

" If you have a fear of flying, don't. The data are very clear: If you have to travel someplace, the safest way is by airplane. "

" Remember when vacation photos meant toting along a bulky camera? "

" 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. "

" We're now able to 3D print in 200 different materials, from titanium to rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, leathers, and even chocolate. "

" 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. "

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

Peter Diamandis

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" Visual artists use drones to capture beautiful new images and camera angles. "

" Because it's free, easy to use, and high-quality, photography is now a fixture in our daily lives - something we take for granted. "

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

" 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. "

" Nothing matters more than your health. Healthy living is priceless. What millionaire wouldn't pay dearly for an extra 10 or 20 years of healthy aging? "

" I get my news from selected Google News and my social feed. "