I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find… — Elon Musk Climate Copy Share Image
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… — Elon Musk Constantly thinking Copy Share Image
I think that's an important thing to do, to really pay attention to negative feedback, and solicit it, particularly from friends. This… — Elon Musk Attention Copy Share Image
The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight… — Elon Musk Climate Copy Share Image
We could definitely make a flying car - but that's not the hard part. The hard part is, how do you make… — 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 Artificial intelligence Copy Share Image
If you're entering anything where there's an existing marketplace, against large, entrenched competitors, then your product or service needs to be much… — 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 Business Copy Share Image
The revolutionary breakthrough will come with rockets that are fully and rapidly reusable. We will never conquer Mars unless we do that.… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The thing that's worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe… — Elon Musk Appreciation Copy Share Image
If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right… — Elon Musk Baking 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 Best way 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 Autopilot Copy Share Image
I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla… — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
If we're going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made,… — 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… — Elon Musk Failure Copy Share Image
The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We're already cyborgs. Your phone and your computer are extensions of you, but the interface is through finger movements or speech, which… — Elon Musk Communication Copy Share Image
It is true that SpaceX is partially a government contractor, but it would be unfair to say that SpaceX is entirely a… — Elon Musk Government Copy Share Image
I don't think very highly of Henrik Fisker. [...H]e thinks the reason we don't have electric cars is for lack of styling — 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
Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That's pretty lame. I… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very… — Elon Musk Emotion Copy Share Image
Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it… — Elon Musk Business Copy Share Image
It's just mind-blowingly awesome. I apologize, and I wish I was more articulate, but it's hard to be articulate when your mind's… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take… — Elon Musk Advancement Copy Share Image
If you're co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don't… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you don't have sustainable energy, you have unsustainable energy. The fundamental value of a company like Tesla is the degree to… — Elon Musk Company Copy Share Image
There's nothing - I've bought everything I want. I don't like yachts or anything; you know, I'm not a yacht person, and… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Optimism, pessimism, f**k that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling. — Elon Musk Autopilot Copy Share Image
It is theoretically possible to warp spacetime itself, so you're not actually moving faster than the speed of light, but it's actually… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
If you want to grow a giant redwood, you need to make sure the seeds are ok, nurture the sapling, and work… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
I have made the mistaken assumption - and I will attempt to be better at this - of thinking that because somebody… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image