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.
ELON MUSKIf you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it’s always expensive.
More Elon Musk Quotes
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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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The thing that’s worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe and not to worry too much about there being no meaning.
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As a child I would just question things.
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You could warm Mars up, over time, with greenhouse gases.
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When space travel becomes as common as air travel, the future of civilization will be assured.
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It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done.
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If humanity doesn’t land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
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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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For my part, I will never give up, and I mean never.
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What is simple in one arena is often profound in another.
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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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Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
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I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.
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I wouldn’t say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I’d like my fear emotion to be less because it’s very distracting and fries my nervous system.
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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.
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