Top 80 Inspirational Elon Musk Quotes | Elon Musk Quotes (2021)

Who is Elon Musk?

Elon Musk is a citizen of South Africa, Pretoria. Elon Musk is a businessman, engineer, investor. And he is famous all over the world for his work. He is the founder of the SpaceX Company which is a private spacecraft company and the first private spacecraft company founded by Elon Musk that reuses spacecraft. Elon Musk has also been CEO of Tesla Company. He is the founder of the Boring Company. And he is also the co-founder of Neuralink.

Elon Musk is the only person in the world who changed the history of spacecraft. Elon Musk designed and launched a spacecraft that stays true even after going into space and can safely return to Earth and be sent back into space. It is the only person in the world to have formed a private space company, which has launched a spacecraft that can be used again.

Inspirational Elon Musk Quotes

1.I Do think should be some Regulations on AI. 

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2.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.  

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3.I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form of public oversight.                     

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4.Over time I think we will probably see a closer merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence.    

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5.A utility can handle up to 20% of production from solar and that helps the grid because it produces electricity when needed. Solar power peaks in the middle of the day and that's also when air conditioning is running and businesses are operating, so power production matches usage.                            

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6.If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake.You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.       

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7.Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change. if the alternative is disaster.          -Elon musk

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

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

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10.It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

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11.Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

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12.Life is too short for long-term grudges. 

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13.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.

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14.We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.

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15.I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself. 

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16. We're already cyborgs. Your phone and your computer are extensions of you, but the interface is through finger movements or speech, which are very slow. -Elon musk

17.I will never be happy without having someone. Going to sleep alone kills me. 

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18. Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.

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19. I think there should be regulations on social media to the degree that it negatively affects the public good.

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20.I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

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21. Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution. 

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22. It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable. 

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23.I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens. 

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24.If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed. 

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25.I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email. 

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26.Starting a business is not for everyone. Starting a business - I'd say, number one is have a high pain threshold. 

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27.I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. 

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28.In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization.

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29.The factory is the machine that builds the machine. 

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30.I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future. 

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31.The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it's going to become multi planetary, or it's going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there's going to be an extinction event. 

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32.Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do. 

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33.Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment. 

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34.If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure. 

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35.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. 

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36.When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour. 

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

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38.It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today. 

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39.Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business. 

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40.You need to be in the position where it is the cost of the fuel that actually matters and not the cost of building the rocket in the first place.

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41.The fuel cell is just a fundamentally inferior way of delivering electrical energy to an electric motor than batteries. 

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42.SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete. 

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43.Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history. 

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44.If I'm not in love, if I'm not with a long-term companion, I cannot be happy.

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45.So we originally expected to make about 35 gigawatt hours at the cell level and about 50 gigawatt-hours at the module or pack level. Now we are expecting to do about 150 gigawatt-hours in the same volumetric space as the original design.

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46.For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it's been several years now and there have been some very tough times, I'd just like to say thank you very much. I deeply appreciate the support, particularly through the darkest times. 

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47.Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives. 

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48.I'm trying to construct a world that maximises the probability that SpaceX continues its mission without me. 

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49.Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world. 

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50.I hate writing about personal stuff. I don't have a Facebook page. I don't use my Twitter account. I am familiar with both, but I don't use them. 

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51.If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me. 

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52.What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone. 

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53.I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point. 

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54.On one of the SpaceX flights, we had a secret payload: a wheel of cheese. We flew to orbit and brought it back, so it was the world's first 'space cheese.' It was, in part, a tribute to Monty Python. 

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55.Tesla is becoming a real car company. 

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56.Here in the West, people often don't like listening to their leaders, even if they are right. 

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57.I was born in Africa. I came to California because it's really where new technologies can be brought to fruition, and I don't see a viable competitor. 

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58.Indeed, SpaceX is partially a government contractor, but it would be unfair to say that SpaceX is entirely a government contractor. 

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59.We are the first species capable of self-annihilation. 

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60.When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone. 

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61.We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling. 

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62.The pace of progress on Mars depends upon the pace of progress of SpaceX. 

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63.I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA. 

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64.Facebook is quite entrenched and has a network effect. It's hard to break into a network once it's formed. 

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65.I had so many people try to talk me out of starting a rocket company, it was crazy. 

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Positive Elon Musk Quotes

66.I'm reasonably optimistic about the future, especially the future of the United States - for the century, at least.

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67.The reason we should do a carbon tax is because it's the right thing to do. It's economics 101, elementary stuff. 

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68.I'm personally a moderate and a registered independent, so I'm not strongly Democratic or strongly Republican.

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69.Stationary storage will be as big as the car business long term. The growth rate will probably be several times what it is for the car business. 

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70.Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. 

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Inspirational Elon Musk Quotes 2021

71.The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rocfavour not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favour. 

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72.If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive.

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73.I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious. 

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74.Land on Mars, a round-trip ticket - half a million dollars. It can be done. 

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75.I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration. 

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76.Great companies are built on great products. 

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77. I think you should always bear in mind that entropy is not on your side. 

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78.When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. 

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79. People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else. 

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80. Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made, and it worked. 

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