13 quotes by Elon Musk

“Constantly think about how you could be doing things better and keep questioning yourself.” — Elon Musk

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“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.” — Elon Musk

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“You should start with an assumption that you, as an entrepreneur, are wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.” — Elon Musk

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“My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.” — Elon Musk

Source:Elon Musk Biography. p 73.

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“Imagine there was a pallet of $35M in cash that was plummeting through the atmosphere, and it was going to burn up.” — Elon Musk

Context:On motivating his team to save the rocket for reuse.

Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsixsRI-Sz4&t=9m25s

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“Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.” — Elon Musk

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“Your product or service has to be much better. Can't be a little bit better.” — Elon Musk

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“If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day.” — Elon Musk

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“Clever compression of a concept.” — Elon Musk

Context:On the beauty of a great quote.

Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYjXbSJBN8&t=43m33s

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“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” — Elon Musk

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“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” — Elon Musk

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“Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.” — Elon Musk

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“Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it happens to be electric and it's twice the efficiency of a Prius.” — Elon Musk

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