Elon Musk quotes.
All 22 quotations by Elon Musk in our collection.
“People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.”
“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.”
“I take the position that I'm always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong.”
“If life is a video game, the graphics are great, but the plot is confusing and the tutorial is way too long.”
“You should start with an assumption that you, as an entrepreneur, are wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.”
“Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold.”
“One of the really tough things is figuring out what questions to ask. Once you figure out the question, then the answer is relatively easy.”
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”
“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”
“My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.”
“We have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.”
“It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.”
“Constantly think about how you could be doing things better.”
“If you need inspiration, don't do it.”
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
“It's very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life and your job is gonna be quite miserable.”
“Constantly think about how you could be doing things better and keep questioning yourself.”
“There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What's the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.”
“You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.”
“Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.”
“Life needs to be more than just solving problems every day. You need to wake up and be excited about the future.”
“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 be doing it better.”
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