Elon Reeve Musk FRS is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure.
I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
Life is too short for long-term grudges.
I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.
People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.
I will never be happy without having someone. Going to sleep alone kills me.
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens.
It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable.
My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.
I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.
I've actually not read any books on time management.
If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
What makes innovative thinking happen?... I think it's really a mindset. You have to decide.
People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.