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" Many people who try to do big bold things in the world find out it's not about the money or the technology: It's about the regulatory hurdles that will try and stop you. "

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" Online games for data-mining have a short virtual shelf life. People get bored, especially if the game seems stagnant. "

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People

Life

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

" Today, every skirmish in every part of the planet is broadcast straight into your living room live, in HD... over and over again. "

" 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. "

" The truest drive comes from doing what you love. "

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

" We are living toward incredible times where the only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing. "

" It used to be that the only ones with access to cutting-edge technology were top government labs, big companies and the ultra-rich. It was simply too expensive for the rest of us to afford. "

" Most advertisers spend millions upon millions of dollars to buy commercial time during the Super Bowl, and millions in creating eye-popping ads, hoping to create catchy, unforgettable commercials. Unfortunately, most Super Bowl commercials end up being unmemorable. Costly mistakes for brands and creative flameouts for advertising firms. "

" In 1980, it cost just under $600 to take a round-trip flight within the United States. "

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

" I view risk-aversion as crippling America in many ways. "

" True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses. "

" 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. "

" Make it clear up front what the aim of the company is. Stay true to your authentic vision. "

" Back in 2007, I had the opportunity to meet Professor Stephen Hawking through the X PRIZE Foundation. In my first conversation with him I learned that he was passionate about flying into space someday. "

" Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise. "

" Future companies will be smaller and more nimble. "

Peter Diamandis

Nimble

Companies

" Learning how to understand how technology evolves, using tools like a Technology Road Map, is what you need more than anything to ride on top of the tsunami instead of being crushed by it. "

" 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. "

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

" Private companies should be building businesses. "

" You might hear people decry the loss of privacy in today's world, but radical transparency is dramatically reducing violence everywhere. Most violent things happen in the dark when no one's watching, whether it's an oppressive dictator or someone causing violence in the inner city. "

" All of us are linear thinkers. We evolved in a world that was local and linear. You know, back 100,000, 200,000, millions of years ago, when we were evolving as a human species, nothing changed. You know, the life of your great-grandparents, you, your kids - it was the same. And so we are local and linear thinkers. "

" Millions of years ago, our brains became wired to remember about 150 people as 'close friends.' "

" 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. "

" I live in L.A., where every coffee shop is filled with scriptwriters, producers and directors. "

" Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry. "

" Now, we connect via Skype or Google+ Hangout and see our friends' and loved ones' faces live. "

" Even a small village in the middle of Africa with a 3D printer will have access to any good it can download. The world of the 'Star Trek' replicator is not far away. "