Humans need to be a multiplanet species.
ELON MUSKFear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I’ll make myself do it in spite of fear. But it can really sap the will. I hate fear, I wish I had it less.
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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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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.
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My opinion is it’s a bridge too far to go to fully autonomous cars.
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It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
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Mars is to Earth, as Terminus was to Trantor.
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I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
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Fear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I’ll make myself do it in spite of fear. But it can really sap the will. I hate fear, I wish I had it less.
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Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
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I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
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I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
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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’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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You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that’s wrong with it and fix it.
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The only reason I was able to accomplish things is the great people willing to work with me.
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You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people.
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