Elon Musk Famous Quotes & Sayings
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For my part, I will never give up, and I mean never.

I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.

I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA.

As a child I would just question things ...

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes,

That's my lesson for taking a vacation: vacation will kill you.

The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species.

My family fears that the Russians will assassinate me.

I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.

What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.

I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity.

I'm nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.

With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon.

I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything.

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization.

Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.

I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.

I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.

The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
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The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but [ ... ] once you do that, the rest is really easy.

What I'm trying to do is to maximise the probability of the future being better.

Really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends. ... Hardly anyone does that, and it's incredibly helpful.

Actively seek out and listen carefully to negative feedback.

I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.

I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation.

The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight majority in the long term.

Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.

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.

I've actually not read any books on time management.

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

I realized that a methane-oxygen rocket engine could achieve a specific impulse greater than 380.

Here in the West, people often don't like listening to their leaders, even if they are right.

Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.

Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good.

We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling.
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I don't think very highly of Henrik Fisker. [ ... H]e thinks the reason we don't have electric cars is for lack of styling

Many things are improbable, only a few are impossible.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better, not one where you're expecting things to be worse.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

I hate writing about personal stuff. I don't have a Facebook page. I don't use my Twitter account. I am familiar with both, but I don't use them.

Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.

We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.

When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.

My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.

I was born in Africa. I came to California because it's really where new technologies can be brought to fruition, and I don't see a viable competitor.

Stationary storage will be as big as the car business long term. The growth rate will probably be several times what it is for the car business.

A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.