If something’s important enough, you should try. Even if you – the probable outcome is failure.
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I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
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When you struggle with a problem, that’s when you understand it.
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If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.
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Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
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Great companies are built on great products.
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Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.
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The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event.
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Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
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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.
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Innovation comes in many ways.
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When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
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For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity.
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Goal of government should be to maximize the happiness of the people. Giving each person money allows them to decide what meets their needs, rather than the blunt tool of legislation, which creates self-serving special interests.
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Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.
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Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you’re doing is as valuable as gold.
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My opinion is it’s a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.
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We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.
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The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species.
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If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it’s always expensive.
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Government isn’t that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you’ve got to have commercial companies do it.
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What is simple in one arena is often profound in another.
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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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I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
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Elevator music is underrated.
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I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.
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Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.
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