If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'm increasingly inclined to think there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The reason we should do a carbon tax is because it's the right thing to do. It's economics 101, elementary stuff. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Target launch date for Falcon I maiden flight is Halloween(October 31) from our island launch complex in the Kwajalein Atoll. For potential… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The reality is gas prices should be much more expensive then they are because we're not incorporating the true damage to the… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion that we should aspire to increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is,… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
SpaceX is only 12 years old now. Between now and 2040, the company's lifespan will have tripled. If we have linear improvement… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
To our knowledge, life exists on only one planet, Earth. If something bad happens, it's gone. I think we should establish life… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk Copy Share
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… — Elon Musk Copy Share
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. — Elon Musk Copy Share
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. — Elon Musk Copy Share
A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited… — Elon Musk Copy Share
When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have… — Elon Musk Copy Share
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. — Elon Musk Copy Share
The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed… — Elon Musk Copy Share
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… — Elon Musk Copy Share
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. — Elon Musk Copy Share
