“I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I just try to think about the future and not be sad” — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is to maximise the probability of the future being better. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I've been to Disneyland, like, 10 times. I'm getting really tired of Disneyland. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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 Image
There are some important differences between me and Tony Stark, like I have five kids, so I spend more time going to… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise,… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Over time I think we will probably see a closer merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
You need to live in a dome initially, but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I really do encourage other manufacturers to bring electric cars to market. It's a good thing, and they need to bring it… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it's going to become multiplanetary, or it's going to remain… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I want to make rockets 100 times, if not 1,000 times better. The ultimate objective is to make humanity a multiplanet species.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
It would take six months to get to Mars if you go there slowly, with optimal energy cost. Then it would take… — 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
For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it's been several years now and there have been some very tough… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Going from PayPal, I thought: 'Well, what are some of the other problems that are likely to most affect the future of… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'm reasonably optimistic about the future, especially the future of the United States - for the century, at least. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
“I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad.” — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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 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 Image
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 Image
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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 Image
I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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 Image
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
