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> [I think it's important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-think-it-s-important-to-reason-from-first-principles-rather-than-by/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

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> [I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-tend-to-approach-things-from-a-physics-framework-and-physics/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

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> [Don’t just follow the trend. You may have heard me say that it’s good to think in terms of the physics approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/don-t-just-follow-the-trend-you-may-have-heard-me-say-that-it-s-good/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

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## More by Elon Musk

> [Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/nobody-wants-to-buy-a-60-000-electric-civic-but-people-will-pay-90/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-think-we-should-be-very-careful-about-artificial-intelligence-if-i/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/most-people-can-learn-a-lot-more-than-they-think-they-can-they-sell/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/some-companies-out-there-quote-a-start-of-production-that-is/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/a-company-is-a-group-organized-to-create-a-product-or-service-and-it/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-m-glad-to-see-that-bmw-is-bringing-an-electric-car-to-market-that-s/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/when-we-got-tesla-going-at-the-very-beginning-if-you-asked-me-what-i/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/if-we-drive-down-the-cost-of-transportation-in-space-we-can-do-great/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/in-order-for-us-to-have-a-future-that-s-exciting-and-inspiring-it-has/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-lessons-of-history-would-suggest-that-civilisations-move-in/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to be anyone's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-value-of-beauty-and-inspiration-is-very-much-underrated-no/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/if-something-s-important-enough-you-should-try-even-if-the-probable/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/you-should-be-innovating-so-fast-that-you-re-invalidating-your-prior/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-could-either-watch-it-happen-or-be-a-part-of-it/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

> [I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-m-anti-tax-but-i-m-pro-carbon-tax/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

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