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Humans need to be a multiplanet species.
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Human Need Planet Species
The thing that’s worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe and not to worry too much about there being no meaning.
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Appreciation Improvement Meaning Understand Universe World Worry
The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event.
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Direction Event Eventually Extinction Future Human Planet
I wouldn’t say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I’d like my fear emotion to be less because it’s very distracting and fries my nervous system.
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Distract Emotion Fear Lack
If heat death is the end of the universe, it really is all about the journey.
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Death Ending Heat Journey Universe
You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.
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Business Happen Miserable Motivational Pretty Yourself
If something’s important enough, you should try. Even if you – the probable outcome is failure.
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Business Enough Failure Important Inspirational Outcome Probable Try
People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.
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Enjoyment Goals Important Morning People Work
Great companies are built on great products.
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Business Company Greatness One Liner Product
I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.
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Business Company Ideas Planning
Best place to view is from the beach. Excitement guaranteed!
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Beach Excitement Guarantee Place Travel View
Mars is to Earth, as Terminus was to Trantor.
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Earth Mars Science Space
Government isn’t that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you’ve got to have commercial companies do it.
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Advance Company Government Research Technology
People will buy the car just because it’s a great car. We want them to think it’s excellent value for money and then, oh yeah, it happens to be electric.
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Buy Car Excellence Happen Money People Value
I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.
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Business Company Entrepreneur Investment Money Myself People
You should be innovating so fast that you’re invalidating your prior patents.
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Innovation Invalid Patent

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