The U.S. government doesn't build your computers, nor do you fly aboard a U.S. government owned and operated airline. Private industry routinely takes technologies pioneered by the government and turns them into cheap, reliable and robust industries. This has happened in aviation, air mail, computers, and the Internet. Peter Diamandis Computers
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. Peter Diamandis Chance
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. Peter Diamandis Money
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 Business
With faster Internet and better computers, you'd better believe we're creating and consuming more digital data. Peter Diamandis Computers
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. Peter Diamandis Chance
My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species. Peter Diamandis Space
I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state - will begin to take care of us. Technology will provide our healthcare for free. The best education in the world - for free. Peter Diamandis Education
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. Peter Diamandis Hope
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? Peter Diamandis Food
If the government regulates against use of drones or stem cells or artificial intelligence, all that means is that the work and the research leave the borders of that country and go someplace else. Peter Diamandis Intelligence
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. Peter Diamandis Travel
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? Peter Diamandis Health
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. Peter Diamandis Knowledge
Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success. Peter Diamandis Success
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. Peter Diamandis Technology
Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what they've already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple their legacy - not exactly the attitude you want when trying to drive innovation forward. Peter Diamandis Attitude
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? Peter Diamandis Technology