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. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
If you’re the CEO of a publicly traded company, you’re worried about quarterly returns. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
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. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
Today, we don’t blink an eye when the world’s wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
If you look back 600 years ago, royals’ sole goal was to keep their wealth within the family. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private – not the public – sector, is a relatively recent historical development. Peter Diamandis Read Quote