Peter Diamandis

"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."

"I don't think the space station is innovative. Going to the moon was innovative because we had no idea how to do it."

"I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher."

"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."

"Mining asteroids will ultimately benefit humanity on and off the Earth in a multitude of ways."

"My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species."

"Nothing is more precious than life... especially the life of your child."

"One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images."

"The U.S. government doesn't build your computers, nor do you fly aboard a U.S. government owned and operated airline. Private industry routinely takes technologies pioneered by the government and turns them into cheap, reliable and robust industries. This has happened in aviation, air mail, computers, and the Internet."

"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."

"With faster Internet and better computers, you'd better believe we're creating and consuming more digital data."