“Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.”

Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.

Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.

The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.

The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.

What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.

Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.

Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.

A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.

If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

Being brave means that knowing when you fail, you won’t fail forever.

Great success always comes at the risk of enormous failure.

Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

We will return to the pitch, and give it everything.

Show me someone without an ego, and I’ll show you a loser.

I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.