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

Peter Diamandis

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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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" Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're playing today. "

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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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" As of 2011, it cost about $5,000 to launch a tech startup. "

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" 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. "

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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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" From a scientific point of view, we now know that the water is interlaced with the lunar soil in many locations, perhaps as remnants of comet collisions with the lunar surface. "

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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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" 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! "

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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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" 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. "

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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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" 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 1750, 75 percent of people on the planet worked to support the top 25 percent. "

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" Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development. "

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" As of the mid-90s, over 50 percent of women have a bachelor's and master's degree, compared to about 35 percent and 30 percent, respectively, in 1920. "

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" Your chances of dying a violent death are 1/500th of what they used to be during medieval times. "

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

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

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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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" 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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" At its core, bitcoin is a smart currency designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks, gets rid of credit card fees, currency exchange fees, money transfer fees, and reduces the need for lawyers in transitions... all good things. "

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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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" I think about the Internet and cell phones and jets and spaceships, and I wonder, 'What's going to make that look ancient?' "

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" The constant monitoring of our emotional landscape and personal interactions is a bizarre concept. But it is one that could help many people. "

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

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" We are effectively living in a world of communications and information abundance. "

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