140 Quotes by Ashlee Vance

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.

Soy obsesivo compulsivo por naturaleza. En lo relativo a ser un imbécil o a cagarla, soy tan capaz como cualquier otro, y de algún modo tengo la piel más dura gracias a todo el tejido cicatricial. Lo que me importa es ganar, y no a pequeña escala. Dios sabe por qué ... probablemente sea algo que se sustente en algún desagradable agujero negro psicoanalítico o en algún cortocircuito neuronal.

If all of this were taking place, Musk, then in his mid-fifties, likely would be the richest man in the world and among its most powerful.

„Kdyby chtěl Daimler změnit vzhled například tachometru, musí kontaktovat dodavatele přes půl světa a pak čekat na sérii různých povolení,“ řekl Javidan. „Trvalo by jim rok jen změnit, jak na přístrojové desce vypadá písmeno P. V Tesle když se Elon rozhodne, že chce mít o Velikonocích na každém ciferníku velikonočního zajíčka, tak to máme za pár hodin hotovo.

Do or die but don’t give up.

Musk wants to conquer the solar system, and, as it stands, there’s just one company where you can work if that sort of quest gets you out of bed in the morning.

The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads,” Jeff Hammerbacher, an early Facebook engineer, told me. “That sucks.

Money is not his motivation, and, quite frankly, I think it just happens for him,” Justine said. “It’s just there. He knows he can generate it.

I think this needs to be done, and I don’t see anyone else doing it.