“If you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.” IfsProblemBigsImpactUpliftingPortionsLiteracyBig Impact Author:Peter Diamandis
“If you stop and you think about everything we hold of value on this planet, metal, minerals, energy, real estate, the things that nations fight wars over. These things are in near infinite quantities out there.” IfsThinkingWarRealValuesFightingEnergyNationsPlanetsInfiniteMetalsQuantityEstatesMinerals Author:Peter Diamandis
“If you believe that the developing world deserves the same standards of living that we do in the developed world, then to achieve that, they need resources. They need the metals and the minerals to build the industries and the buildings and so forth, and the energy.” IfsWorldNeedsBelieveEnergyAchieveBuildingIndustryStandardsDeserveResourcesDevelopingMetalsIf You BelieveStandards Of LivingMinerals Author:Peter Diamandis
“The thing about frontiers, it allows the individuals who are best, whether they're men or women or minorities or whatever, to step to the top. So in traditional societies, old world societies, in the United Kingdom if you would; if you were born into the right stratus, the right class, you had the ability to succeed.” IfsMenWorldIndividualBornAbilityUnitedStepsClassSucceedKingdomsTraditionalMinoritiesFrontiersOld WorldUnited KingdomAbility To Succeed Author:Peter Diamandis
“I became very much, if I have to describe myself, I'm sort of a Libertarian Capitalist, and I was looking for, what's the economic engine that's going to drive us into space?” IfsSpaceEconomicLibertarianEnginesCapitalistDescribe Myself Author:Peter Diamandis
“You've got to choose your horse ahead of time. So, if you're interested in water technology, energy technology, you get to choose between the three or four companies that you have insight into. And you have to make a bet on them before they prove anything out.” IfsThreeEnergyWaterCompanyTechnologyFourProveHorseInsightAhead Of Time Author:Peter Diamandis
“You have to ask yourself the question, do you have the smartest people in the world working for your company? And if you do, you're lucky. But if you don't, put up the incentive. And have someone who is absolutely brilliant who's a 22-year old in India who says what about this way? And who revolutionizes the way you do business.” PeopleIfsWorldWayYearsAsksCompanyLuckyIndiaBrilliantIncentives Author:Peter Diamandis
“The question companies have to ask, or governments have to ask is, where do we allow crazy ideas to bubble up? Because if there is a failure, what happens? Someone gets blame. There's a lawsuit, there's a congressional investigation. And so, those things shut down the creative engine.” IfsIdeasGovernmentHappensAsksCompanyCreativeCrazyBlameEnginesBubblesInvestigationLawsuitCrazy Ideas Author:Peter Diamandis
“Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into space. I therefore want to encourage public interest in space.” IfsThinkingWantHumansEarthInterestSpaceRaceRiskActivismDisasterHuman RacePublic Interest Author:Peter Diamandis
“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.” PeopleIfsRiskBlameBreakthroughTaking Risks Author:Peter Diamandis
“Find that thing that you are passionate about, that you will do day or night whether someone pays you or not...because if you have that, you will have gold.” IfsNightPayGoldPassionate Author:Peter Diamandis
“If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.” IfsPurposeRiskMissionsConsidering Author:Peter Diamandis
“Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success.” PeopleIfsBelieveGoalChanceAmbitiousUnifyingEnergizingAmbitious Goals Author:Peter Diamandis
“If you give people unlimited time and money, they'll do things the same old way. But if they have to achieve the goal in a brief time, they'll either give up or try something new.” PeopleIfsWayGivingTryingGoalAchieveGiving UpSomething NewUnlimitedOld WaysTime And Money Author:Peter Diamandis
