"The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking."
-- Elon Musk"I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying."
-- Elon Musk"Silicon Valley is the place where people believe that anything is possible."
-- Elon Musk"You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just self-moderate."
-- Elon Musk"I think there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
-- Elon Musk"I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems."
-- Elon Musk"I think there's a lot of potential for technology to solve the world's problems."
-- Elon Musk"I think the future of humanity is in the stars."
-- Elon Musk"My goal is to make life multi-planetary. It's not about being a billionaire."
-- Elon Musk"I think it's important to have a sense of humor. Life is too short to take everything so seriously."
-- Elon Musk"I've had a lot of luck in my life, and I've also worked very hard."
-- Elon Musk"I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology."
-- Elon Musk"I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring."
-- Elon Musk"The talent for making money is not the same as the talent for creating value."
-- Elon Musk"Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world."
-- Elon Musk"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact."
-- Elon Musk"Unify all of your work under the roof of one giant goal to have a bigger impact on the world."
-- Elon Musk"Don't let anything hold you back. Imagination is the limit. Go out there and create some magic."
-- Elon Musk"Creating a neural lace is the thing that really matters for humanity to achieve symbiosis with machines."
-- Elon Musk"I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company."
-- Elon Musk"It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree — make sure you understand the fundamental principles."
-- Elon Musk"I do think a good framework for thinking is physics, you know, the first principles reasoning."
-- Elon Musk"I think people can choose to be not ordinary. They can choose to not necessarily conform to the conventions."
-- Elon Musk"Take risks now. Do something bold. You won't regret it."
-- Elon Musk