In this article you will find all inspirational and motivational quotes from one of the most influential people in the world, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Other Quotes
- “The goal overall has been to make life multi-planetary and nable humanity to become a spacefaring civilization.” – Elon Musk
- “You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.” – Elon Musk
- “I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.” – Elon Musk
- “Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.” – Elon Musk
- “Time is the ultimate currency.” – Elon Musk
- “If we are able to make life self-sustaining on Mars, we will have passed one of the greatest filters. That then sets us up to become interstellar.” – Elon Musk
- “So many people tried to talk me out of starting a rocket company. One good friend of mine, collected a whole series of videos of rockets blowing up, and made me watch those. He didn’t want me to lose my money.” – Elon Musk
- “I came to the US with no money & graduated with over $100k in debt, despite scholarships & working 2 jobs while at school.” – Elon Musk
- “Let’s say the only thing we had was solar energy that that was the only power source if you just took a small section of Spain, you could power all of Europe.” – Elon Musk
- “We are headed to an interesting and different world. I hope that we can remember that we are all human beings. Let’s just try to have as positive a relationship as possible and work towards mutual prosperity for humanity as a whole.” – Elon Musk
- “Inflation is the most regressive tax of all, yet is advocated by those who claim to be progressive.” – Elon Musk
- “It’s been now almost half a century since humans were last on the moon. That’s too long, we need to get back there and have a permanent base on the moon.” – Elon Musk
- “The fundamental intention of Tesla, at least my motivation, was to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy. That’s why I open-sourced the patents. It’s the only way to transition to sustainable energy better.” – Elon Musk
- “We had to prove that the car that can be made is electric. That is why we made the model S Plaid which is the fastest production car ever.” – Elon Musk
- “Most people will panic to find a charger before their phone dies. But won’t panic to find a plan before their dream dies.” – Elon Musk
- “It’s okay to have all your eggs in one basket, as long as you control what happens to that basket.” – Elon Musk
- “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” – Elon Musk
- “When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Now I am.” – Elon Musk
- “I also read a lot of comic books as I was growing up, and I think that might have influenced me just as much. I mean, they’re always trying to save the world, with their underpants on the outside or these skin-tight iron suits, which is really pretty strange when you think about it. But they are trying to save the world.” – Elon Musk
- “If somebody is doing something that’s useful to the rest of society I think that’s a good thing. Like it doesn’t have to change the world. If you’re doing something that has high value to people, and frankly even if it’s a little game or some improvement in photo sharing or something, if it does a small amount of good for a large number of people that’s fine. Stuff doesn’t need to change the world just to be good.” – Elon Musk
- “Other companies spend money on advertising & manipulating public opinion, Tesla focuses on the product. I trust the people.” – Elon Musk
- “I always have optimism, but I’m realistic. It was not with the expectation of great success that I started Tesla or SpaceX.” – Elon Musk
- “Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.” – Elon Musk
- “No, I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.” – Elon Musk
- “Constantly think about how you could be doing things better and keep questioning yourself.” – Elon Musk
- “I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad.” – Elon Musk
- “If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.” – Elon Musk
- “I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.” – Elon Musk