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.
Peter DiamandisRead
Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
Interpretation
Passion drives entrepreneurs to endure the challenges of launching and building their businesses.
This quote by Peter Diamandis emphasizes the critical role that passion plays for entrepreneurs facing the often daunting challenges of starting and growing a business. It suggests that without a deep-seated enthusiasm and love for what they do, it becomes increasingly difficult to overcome the obstacles that arise during the initial phases of a startup, where hard work and resilience are paramount.
In practice
In a motivational speech about entrepreneurship.
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.
I have the general philosophy of creating the future you want to see.
I was seeing a lot of entrepreneurs who were effectively working on the next photo-sharing app. I wanted to inspire them to go much bigger, bolder and more significant than that.
If the government regulates against use of drones or stem cells or artificial intelligence, all that means is that the work and the research leave the borders of that country and go someplace else.
The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest market opportunities. And that's a huge thing. Solve hunger, literacy and energy problems, get the gratitude of the world and become a billionaire in the process.
You need to be a little crazy to change the world, and you canβt really fake it.
You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.
A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.
People who are successful should never forget that it's 90 per cent luck. You've got to be an eejit to be an egomaniac. I had my glory years - 'Blankety Blank,' the talk show, when I was winning every award going.
Control your own destiny or someone else will.
When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.
Desire is what takes the hot water of mediocrity and turns it into the steam of outstanding success.
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