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

Peter Diamandis

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

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" 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. "

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" As sensors and networks continue to expand around the world, we'll see violence drop even further. After all, when there's a danger that your actions can be caught on tape and shown around the world, you're more responsible for your behavior. "

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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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" 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. "

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" In the 1820s, the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. were some of the only countries where the average population received at least two years of formal schooling. "

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" Never tolerate a toxic person in your organization. "

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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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" Two-thirds of all growth takes place in cities because, by simple fact of population density, our urban spaces are perfect innovation labs. The modern metropolis is jam-packed. People are living atop one another; their ideas are as well. "

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" In 1976, Kodak's first digital camera shot at 0.1 megapixels, weighed 3.75 pounds, and cost over $10,000. "

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

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

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" Old-style management is irrelevant. "

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" As I've conducted my interviews with crowdsourcing entrepreneurs and experts, it's constantly hit me that your ability to do something big and bold is really a function of the size and quality of your crowd. "

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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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" 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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" There was a Gallup poll that said something like 70 percent of people in the United States do not enjoy their job - they work to put food on the table and get insurance to survive. So, what happens when technology can do all that work for us and allow us to actually do what we enjoy with our time? "

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

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" Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news. "

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" The fact that the Virgin logo was on the side of SpaceShipOne on October 4th, 2004 was fantastic. "

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" In the early '90s, well under 5 percent of the global population was online. "

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

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" Have an open mind - allow different ideas into your way of thinking. "

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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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" Three hundred years ago, during the Age of Enlightenment, the coffee house became the center of innovation. "

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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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