“My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.”

I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.

What is simple in one arena is often profound in another.

Innovation comes in many ways.

If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed. No task is too menial.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you’re doing is as valuable as gold.

If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it’s always expensive.

You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.

Run a physics sim long enough & you’ll get intelligence.

The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn’t even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we’d never have had the light bulb.

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

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 started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.

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

Getting there was super hard. Very proud of Tesla team!

Great companies are built on great products.

Don’t be afraid of new arenas.

There’s that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?

If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don’t think there’s anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.

If the soul is left in darkness sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness

There’s always a way – if you’re committed.

We must be committed to getting back up and beginning again the exact same number of times that we fall, trip, or get pushed down.⁣

When you are not pursuing your goal, you are literally committing spiritual suicide.

My brother!! I wouldn’t be the player I am today without your commitment and friendship throughout this whole journey!

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.