--- title: "10 Us Quotes By Peter Diamandis" description: "10 Us quotes by Peter Diamandis. Plus more from Peter Diamandis and more Us sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/peter-diamandis-1516_centuries_it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-f_2193261.png" --- > [It's easy to forget that for centuries - for millennia - the 'workforce' was all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-for-millennia-the-workforce/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/peter-diamandis-1516_centuries_it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-f_2193261.png) > [The Net is allowing us to turn ourselves into a giant, collective meta-intelligence. And this meta-intelligence continues to grow as more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/the-net-is-allowing-us-to-turn-ourselves-into-a-giant-collective-meta/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/peter-diamandis-1516_allowing_the-net-is-allowing-us-to-turn-ourselves_2622969.png) > [It used to be that the only ones with access to cutting-edge technology were top government labs, big companies and the ultra-rich.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/it-used-to-be-that-the-only-ones-with-access-to-cutting-edge/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/peter-diamandis-1516_access_it-used-to-be-that-the-only-ones-with-ac_1540187.png) > [I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/i-think-we-re-heading-towards-a-world-of-what-i-call-technological/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/peter-diamandis-1516_begin_i-think-we-re-heading-towards-a-world-of_1375282.jpg) > [With sufficient water on the Moon, solar energy can be used to split the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/with-sufficient-water-on-the-moon-solar-energy-can-be-used-to-split/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/peter-diamandis-1516_breathe_with-sufficient-water-on-the-moon-solar_704588.jpg) > [All of us are linear thinkers. We evolved in a world that was local and linear. You know, back 100,000, 200,000, millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/all-of-us-are-linear-thinkers-we-evolved-in-a-world-that-was-local/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/peter-diamandis-1516_back_all-of-us-are-linear-thinkers-we-evolved_349541.png) > [Regardless of what the naysayers believe about human interaction and social media, the data show us that the abundance of technology is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/regardless-of-what-the-naysayers-believe-about-human-interaction-and/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/667/peter-diamandis-1516_about_regardless-of-what-the-naysayers-believe_1139795.png) > [Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/now-the-amygdala-is-our-early-warning-detector-our-danger-detector-it/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/peter-diamandis-1516_amygdala_now-the-amygdala-is-our-early-warning-de_1337924.png) > [Nothing gets us down more than watching violence on television or reading about war and brutality in the newspaper. The truth is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/nothing-gets-us-down-more-than-watching-violence-on-television-or/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/peter-diamandis-1516_about_nothing-gets-us-down-more-than-watching_1457536.png) > [There was a Gallup poll that said something like 70 percent of people in the United States do not enjoy their job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/there-was-a-gallup-poll-that-said-something-like-70-percent-of-people/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/peter-diamandis-1516_actually_there-was-a-gallup-poll-that-said-someth_842752.png) ## Other authors on Us ## More by Peter Diamandis > [I believed that once we got to the Moon, there was no stopping us. But in fact, we did stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/i-believed-that-once-we-got-to-the-moon-there-was-no-stopping-us-but/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [My personal fascination with the power of the crowd has been growing: Exactly what can a 'crowd' accomplish? We know crowds can raise billions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/my-personal-fascination-with-the-power-of-the-crowd-has-been-growing/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [A Masai warrior on a cellphone in the middle of Kenya has better mobile comm than President Reagan did 25 years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/a-masai-warrior-on-a-cellphone-in-the-middle-of-kenya-has-better/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/i-think-people-are-dreaming-big-because-they-have-the-tools-to-dream/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Most advertisers spend millions upon millions of dollars to buy commercial time during the Super Bowl, and millions in creating eye-popping ads, hoping to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/most-advertisers-spend-millions-upon-millions-of-dollars-to-buy/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Now, we connect via Skype or Google+ Hangout and see our friends' and loved ones' faces live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/now-we-connect-via-skype-or-google-hangout-and-see-our-friends-and/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [If you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/if-you-can-make-a-big-impact-on-the-global-literacy-problem-you-can/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Drones photograph, prospect and advertise real estate from golf courses to skyscrapers; they also monitor construction in progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/drones-photograph-prospect-and-advertise-real-estate-from-golf/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have a future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/life-on-earth-is-at-an-ever-increasing-risk-of-being-wiped-out-by/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/if-the-idea-is-really-new-and-unique-and-big-other-people-will-all/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/your-mindset-matters-it-affects-everything-from-the-business-and/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [As lower-cost phones begin to penetrate, they'll become the educator and physician everywhere on the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/as-lower-cost-phones-begin-to-penetrate-they-ll-become-the-educator/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [You either disrupt your own company or someone else will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/you-either-disrupt-your-own-company-or-someone-else-will/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/your-mission-is-to-find-a-product-or-service-that-can-positively/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) > [In 1820, the average lifespan was just 26 years. Twenty-six years!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/in-1820-the-average-lifespan-was-just-26-years-twenty-six-years/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/us/peter-diamandis/#itemlist", "name": "10 Us Quotes By Peter Diamandis", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's easy to forget that for centuries - for millennia - the 'workforce' was all of us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Diamandis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-for-millennia-the-workforce/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/peter-diamandis-1516_centuries_it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-f_2193261.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/peter-diamandis-1516_centuries_it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-f_2193261.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/peter-diamandis-1516_centuries_it-s-easy-to-forget-that-for-centuries-f_2193261.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's easy to forget that for centuries - for millennia - the 'workforce' was all of us.” — Peter Diamandis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Net is allowing us to turn ourselves into a giant, collective meta-intelligence. 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