When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. — Elon Musk Change Copy Share Image
When you struggle with a problem, that's when you understand it. — Elon Musk Adversity Copy Share Image
Even if there's a zombie apocalypse, you'll still be able to travel using the Tesla Supercharging system. — 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 Time Copy Share Image
The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but […] once you do that, the rest is really easy. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible. — Elon Musk America Copy Share Image
Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian. — Elon Musk Life Copy Share Image
A battery by definition is a collection of cells. So the cell is a little can of chemicals. And the challenge is… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If we could do high-speed rail in California just half a notch above what they've done on the Shanghai line in China,… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We can't have, like, willy-nilly proliferation of fake news. That's crazy. You can't have more types of fake news than real news.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
There's no better place in the world for technology start-ups than Silicon Valley; there's such an incredible well of talent and capital… — Elon Musk Better place Copy Share Image
Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Stationary storage will be as big as the car business long term. The growth rate will probably be several times what it… — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
Fear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I'll make… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on… — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence… — Elon Musk Absence 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
Does the logic connect? What are the range of probably outcomes? You want to figure out what those probabilities are and ideally… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric… — 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
It's not as though we can keep burning coal in our power plants. Coal is a finite resource, too. We must find… — 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 Complexes Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species. — 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 had so many people try to talk me out of starting a rocket company, it was crazy. — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world. — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The key to making things affordable is design and technology improvements, as well as scale. — Elon Musk Design 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 Inspirational Copy Share Image
Facebook is quite entrenched and has a network effect. It's hard to break into a network once it's formed. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents — Elon Musk Innovation Copy Share Image
The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated. — Elon Musk Demise Copy Share Image
My opinion is it's a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars. — Elon Musk Autonomous Copy Share Image
I realized that a methane-oxygen rocket engine could achieve a specific impulse greater than 380. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed. — Elon Musk Disappointed Copy Share Image
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. — Elon Musk Giving Copy Share Image