Peter Diamandis : (10)

" Large companies and government agencies have a lot to protect and therefore are not willing to take big risks. A large company taking a risk can threaten its stock price. A government agency taking a risk can threaten congressional investigation. " - Peter Diamandis

" Online games for data-mining have a short virtual shelf life. People get bored, especially if the game seems stagnant. " - Peter Diamandis

" At the turn of the 20th century, the disparity in literacy here in the U.S. largely came down to race. Nearly half of minorities at that time – 45 percent – were illiterate, while 94 percent of white citizens were literate. " - Peter Diamandis

" 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. " - Peter Diamandis

" If you stop and think about it, the form of propulsion used today hasn’t changed in over a thousand years… since the invention of fireworks by the Chinese. " - Peter Diamandis

" 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

" 3D printing has digitized the entire manufacturing process. " - Peter Diamandis

" Millions of years ago, our brains became wired to remember about 150 people as ‘close friends.’ " - Peter Diamandis

" 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

" We live in a world bathed in 5,000 times more energy than we consume as a species in the year, in the form of solar energy. It’s just not in usable form yet. " - Peter Diamandis