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49 Best Elon Musk Quotes About Life (TESLA)

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Top 18 Most Famous Elon Musk Quotes About Life and Business (FUTURE)

“There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What’s the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.”

Elon Musk
I think it would be great to be born on Earth and die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact.
I think it would be great to be born on Earth and die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact.
It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
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.
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.
It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.
It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.
It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.
There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.
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.
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.
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.
Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.
We’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I’m hell-bent on making it work.
We’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I’m hell-bent on making it work.
I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad.
I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad.
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.
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.
People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.
Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.
Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.
Life is too short for long-term grudges.
Life is too short for long-term grudges.

25 Motivational Elon Musk Quotes on Education, Entrepreneurship and Technology (SUCCESS)

“It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree – make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.”

Elon Musk
One of the biggest mistakes we made was trying to automate things that are super easy for a person to do, but super hard for a robot to do.
One of the biggest mistakes we made was trying to automate things that are super easy for a person to do, but super hard for a robot to do.
Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.
Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.
Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time.
Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time.
Great companies are built on great products.
Great companies are built on great products.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
If there was a way that I could not eat, so I could work more, I would not eat. I wish there was a way to get nutrients without sitting down for a meal.
If there was a way that I could not eat, so I could work more, I would not eat. I wish there was a way to get nutrients without sitting down for a meal.
Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.
You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.
My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.
My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.
The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.
The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.
I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.
You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.
You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.
Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.
Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.
Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
I take the position that I'm always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong.
I take the position that I’m always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong.
You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.
You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.
If you need inspiration, don't do it.
If you need inspiration, don’t do it.
Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success.
Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success.
As much as possible, avoid hiring MBAs. MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies.
As much as possible, avoid hiring MBAs. MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies.
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
No, I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.
No, I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.
Constantly think about how you could be doing things better.
Constantly think about how you could be doing things better.
Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.
Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

“If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic-being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago.”

Elon Musk

6 Elon Musk Quotes in the B Word Conference (July 2021)

“It looks likeBitcoin is shifting more towards renewable… There is a trend towards more than 50% renewables. In that case, Tesla would resume accepting Bitcoin, Most likely.”

Elon Musk
The only thing I own of any significance beyond Tesla and SpaceX stock is Bitcoin, and then some Ethereum and Dogecoin.
The only thing I own of any significance beyond Tesla and SpaceX stock is Bitcoin, and then some Ethereum and Dogecoin.
I might pump, but I don’t dump... We are not selling any Bitcoin.
I might pump, but I don’t dump… We are not selling any Bitcoin.
One idea would be to put a bitcoin node in SpaceX Starlink terminals, so that way more people would be running bitcoin.
One idea would be to put a bitcoin node in SpaceX Starlink terminals, so that way more people would be running bitcoin.
Bitcoin will be more environmentally friendly than gold mining or the traditional financial system.
Bitcoin will be more environmentally friendly than gold mining or the traditional financial system.
On balance I support bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general.
On balance I support bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general.

Elon Reeve Musk Short Biography

Born on 28 June 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Reeve Musk is an engineer, entrepreneur, and CEO of SpaceX.

Musk started computer programming at a young age, and at 12 years old sold his first video game for $500. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in physics and economics.

In 1995, Musk and his brother established Zip2, a web software company. The brothers sold their company to Compaq in February 1999.

Two years later Musk had conceived the idea of the Mars Oasis, which was an idea to land an experimental greenhouse on Mars. Unfortunately, Musk was unable to procure the funding he needed to push through.

Using the money he had gained from early fortune, Musk founded SpaceX in May 2002. A developer and manufacturer of space launch vehicles, SpaceX was idealized as a long-term goal in creating a spacefaring civilization.

Musk co-founded Tesla, Inc. in July 2003 and became CEO in 2008. Tesla, Inc. produced its first electric sports car in the same year, named the Tesla Roadster.

Musk is also chairman to the Musk Foundation, a group committed to discovering clean energy sources and the exploration of space.

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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (BOOK)
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