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

Elon Musk

If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
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Business Cake Company Creation Entrepreneur Ingredient Proportion
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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If humanity doesn’t land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
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Disappointment Hope Human Lifetime Mars
Great differences in technology exist in the world about which even hardcore technologists are unaware.
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Aware Difference Existence Technology World
I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
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Choose Extraordinary Inspirational Ordinary People Possible
The only reason I was able to accomplish things is the great people willing to work with me.
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With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon.
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Give people their freedom back!
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Freedom One Liner People
Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.
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Inspirational Learning People Sell Thinking Try
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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Innovation comes in many ways.
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I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
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Moral condemnation used not for morality, but as a weapon for manipulation is messed up
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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.
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What is simple in one arena is often profound in another.
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I read books and talked to people. I mean that’s kind of how one learns anything. There’s lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.
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Weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.
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Mars is to Earth, as Terminus was to Trantor.
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Never trust cynics, as they excuse their own bad deeds by telling themselves everyone does it.
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Cynic Deed Excuse Trust
Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.
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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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There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.
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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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Best place to view is from the beach. Excitement guaranteed!
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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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I’ve actually not read any books on time management.
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Humans need to be a multiplanet species.
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Human Need Planet Species

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