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

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What the Fed is really trying to say is that it doesn't know what it is going to do next. And if the markets abhor anything, it is uncertainty. Expect bond and stock market volatility to increase from here until the inflation outlook solidifies.

Peter Diamandis

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

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The paradigm I want to change is that, you can have a car that is beautiful, manufacturable, affordable, safe, fast, and oh, by the way, does 100 mpg, or its energy equivalent. Why wouldn't you?

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I believed that once we got to the Moon, there was no stopping us. But in fact, we did stop.

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