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Elon Musk Quotes

Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That’s pretty lame. I have a design in mind for a vertical liftoff supersonic jet that would be a really big improvement Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favor Picture Quote #1

The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You’re encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren’t that smart, who aren’t that creative Picture Quote #1

The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn’t even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we’d never have had the light bulb Picture Quote #1

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There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions Picture Quote #1

There’s a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet Picture Quote #1

You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it Picture Quote #1

I came to the conclusion that we should aspire to increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better understand what questions to ask. Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment Picture Quote #1

We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world Picture Quote #1

Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell Picture Quote #1

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You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse Picture Quote #1

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up Picture Quote #1

Weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart Picture Quote #1

And we need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can’t just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning Picture Quote #1

Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ Picture Quote #1

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world Picture Quote #1

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With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it’s like, yeah, he’s sure he can control the demon. Didn’t work out Picture Quote #1

Physics is a good framework for thinking... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there Picture Quote #1

You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world Picture Quote #1

You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be... better Picture Quote #1

You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people Picture Quote #1

I’m extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years Picture Quote #1

People often mistake technology for a static picture. It’s less like a picture and more like a movie. It’s the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It’s the acceleration Picture Quote #1

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Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That’s pretty lame. I have a design in mind for a vertical liftoff supersonic jet that would be a really big improvement (Elon Musk Quotes) 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 (Elon Musk Quotes) 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 (Elon Musk Quotes) The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favor (Elon Musk Quotes) The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You’re encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren’t that smart, who aren’t that creative (Elon Musk Quotes) The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn’t even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we’d never have had the light bulb (Elon Musk Quotes) There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions (Elon Musk Quotes) There’s a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet (Elon Musk Quotes) You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it (Elon Musk Quotes) I came to the conclusion that we should aspire to increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better understand what questions to ask. Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment (Elon Musk Quotes) We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world (Elon Musk Quotes) Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell (Elon Musk Quotes) You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse (Elon Musk Quotes) Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up (Elon Musk Quotes) Weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart (Elon Musk Quotes) And we need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can’t just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning (Elon Musk Quotes) Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ (Elon Musk Quotes) When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world (Elon Musk Quotes) With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it’s like, yeah, he’s sure he can control the demon. Didn’t work out (Elon Musk Quotes) Physics is a good framework for thinking... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there (Elon Musk Quotes) Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product (Elon Musk Quotes) You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable (Elon Musk Quotes) 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 (Elon Musk Quotes) Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson (Elon Musk Quotes) 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 (Elon Musk Quotes) My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world (Elon Musk Quotes) You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be... better (Elon Musk Quotes) You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people (Elon Musk Quotes) I’m extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years (Elon Musk Quotes) People often mistake technology for a static picture. It’s less like a picture and more like a movie. It’s the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It’s the acceleration (Elon Musk Quotes)

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