472 Quotes by elon musk

I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.

Obviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner, but you need the production of energy in a sustainable manner.

I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation.

If we're going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a multi-planet civilisation.

I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.

Winning 'Motor Trend' Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.

I want to make rockets 100 times, if not 1,000 times better. The ultimate objective is to make humanity a multiplanet species. Thirty years from now, there'll be a base on the moon and on Mars, and people will be going back and forth on SpaceX rockets.

My opinion is it's a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.