30 colossal Peter Diamandis quotes that will make you laugh and think

Peter Diamandis is an engineer, physician, bestselling author and entrepreneur. His biggest projects are the Xprize foundation and Singular University. Educating leaders all the world to make better use of technology he also tries to help to improve the health of the ocean through these institutions. Here are thirty quotes from him to make you laugh and think.

1. Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.
2. Have an open mind - allow different ideas into your way of thinking.
3. When I think about creating abundance, it's not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility. It is about taking that which was scarce and making it abundant.
4. 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.
5. Lots of people dream big and talk about big bold ideas but never do anything. I judge people by what they've done. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite. So just do something.
6. Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energising to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success.
7. If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.
8. My personal fascination with the power of the crowd has been growing: Exactly what can a 'crowd' accomplish? We know crowds can raise billions of dollars, create Wikipedia, and even design and build small autonomous drones. But how about something large and complex like designing a new car, and maybe someday even a spaceship?
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 3D printing has digitised the entire manufacturing process.
13. Not only are we working less, we're enjoying ourselves more. As we're working toward this world of abundance, we're able to increasingly enjoy leisure time.
14. My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.
15. When you have an employee who's innovative in your organisation, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they're working in an exciting place, they're not thinking what they're going to do over the weekend. They're thinking: 'How do I solve that problem?'
16. Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.
17. I don't think the space station is innovative. Going to the moon was innovative because we had no idea how to do it.
18. Online games for data-mining have a short virtual shelf life. People get bored, especially if the game seems stagnant.
19. The old newspaper adage, 'If it bleeds, it leads,' is as true today as it was a century ago.
20. 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.
21. I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky.
22. 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.
23. If anyone has seen success and failure on a global stage, it's my friend Steve Forbes.
24. Elon Musk with PayPal revolutionized banking.
25. 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.
26. The Net is allowing us to turn ourselves into a giant, collective meta-intelligence. And this meta-intelligence continues to grow as more and more people come online.
27. I view risk-aversion as crippling America in many ways.
28. With sufficient water on the Moon, solar energy can be used to split the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen is, of course, critical for humans to breathe and the water important for us to drink.
29. All of us are linear thinkers. We evolved in a world that was local and linear. You know, back 100,000, 200,000, millions of years ago, when we were evolving as a human species, nothing changed. You know, the life of your great-grandparents, you, your kids - it was the same. And so we are local and linear thinkers.
30. 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.

Conclusion

Looking at wealth for opening possibilities is what I like most about these quotes from Peter. I always looked at money the same way. I never wanted to be rich. I was way more interested in what exciting things I could do with the money and how to help the people around me. I even talked to my fiancée about the fact that money just translates to more opportunity. I was always able to improve my salary when I took more action in less time and then looking into what new opportunities arise from the created revenue.

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