472 Quotes by elon musk

Don’t be afraid of new arenas.

I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.

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

Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.

That’s my lesson for taking a vacation: vacation will kill you.

You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.

The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You’re encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren’t that smart, who aren’t that creative.

[The Flamethrower] May not be used on Boring Company decorative lacquered hay bales or Boring Company dockside munitions warehouses.

What I’m trying to do is to maximise the probability of the future being better.