472 Quotes by Elon Musk

I could go and buy one of the islands in theBahamas and turn it into my personal fiefdom, but I am much more interested in trying to build andcreate a new company.

One of the biggest mistakes we made was trying to automate things that are super easy for a person to do, but super hard for a robot to do.

My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.

If something is important enough, you should try even if the probable outcome is failure.

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

Never chase the next hot thing. Stop trying to chase the wave. You willnever catch it. You always for the most part find out about that stuff toolate. Instead, do what you are really passionate about, what you reallylove. That will position you before the wave even hits, and you will findout about whatever it is before the wave starts, before it gets hot, and thatis how you take advantage.

Science is discovering the essential truths about what exists in the Universe, engineering is about creating things that never existed

I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I just try to think about the future and not be sad

When I was a little kid, I was really scared of the dark. But then I came to understand, dark just means the absence of photons in the visible wavelength--400 to 700 nanometers. Then I thought, well, it's really silly to be afraid of a lack of photons. Then I wasn't afraid of the dark anymore after that.