Peter Diamandis Quotes

The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.

Stuff goes wrong. Expect it, learn from it, fix it. That's how remarkable happens.

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.

We are racing toward a world of abundance, and we are going to be increasing the quality of life for everyone on this planet. The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest business opportunities.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

The only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing.

Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in the past.

Technology is a resource-liberating force!

Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear.

An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.

Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.

The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.

Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs.

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.

The quality of your life is a function of who you go through life with.

Creating abundance [is] not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.

When faced without a challenge, make one

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.

Today, a group of 20 individuals empowered by the exponential growing technologies of AI and robotics and computers and networks and eventually nanotechnology can do what only nation states could have done before.

True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses.

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.

Imagine a world of nine billion people with clean water, nutritious food, affordable housing, personalized education, top-tier medical care, and nonpolluting, ubiquitous energy. Building this better world is humanity's grandest challenge.

You need to be a little crazy to change the world, and you can’t really fake it.

More than ever before in history, individuals can now band together to solve grand challenges. We face enormous problems, but we 'as individuals' have enormous power to solve them.