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" The reason we care so much about what happens to the likes of Lady Gaga is not because her shenanigans will ever impact our lives; rather because our brain doesn't realize there's a difference between rock stars we know about and relatives we know. "

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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. "

Peter Diamandis

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People

Service

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

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Countries

Family

" 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. "

" Collective management will build companies - not top-down decision-making. "

" 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. "

" The rate of innovation is a function of the total number of people connected and exchanging ideas. It has gone up as population has gone up. It's gone up as people have concentrated in cities. "

Peter Diamandis

Ideas

Innovation

" I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky. "

" There are nearly one billion illiterate people on Earth. "

" Old-style management is irrelevant. "

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Management

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

" 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? "

" In 2000, just before the first dot-com bubble burst, it cost a whopping $5 million to launch a tech startup. "

" People need to understand how exponential technologies are impacting the business landscape. They need to do some future-casting and look at how industries are evolving and being transformed. "

" 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. "

" I think about things like, 'Will my kids need a college account? Will they even go to college?' I don't know if that will be the case. "

" 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. "

" An exponential growth is a simple doubling. One becomes two becomes four. "

" The automotive X Prize, to a great degree, is focused on addressing petroleum usage and carbon emissions. "

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

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

" If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns. "

" If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs. "

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

" I collect a lot of data. We all do. "

" 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. "

" 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. "