Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX

Contemporary influential 126 sayings

Sayings by Elon Musk

I think the biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

2012 — Interview with CNBC
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I think that the electric car is going to be the future of transportation.

2011 — Interview with CNN
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I think that we're going to see a lot of really amazing things happen in the next 20 years.

2015 — Interview with Goldman Sachs
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I think it's important to have a good sense of humor, because life is too short to be serious all the time.

2019 — Tweet
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I'm trying to do things that are important and that will make a difference in the world.

2016 — Interview with Bloomberg
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I think that the future is going to be very exciting, and I'm very optimistic about it.

2017 — Interview with Wired
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I'm not a big fan of rules. I think rules are made to be broken.

2020 — Tweet
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I think that the most important thing is to have a good idea and to be able to execute on it.

2014 — Interview with TechCrunch
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I think it's important to have a good work-life balance, but I also think it's important to work hard.

2015 — Interview with Business Insider
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I think that the future is going to be very different from the past, and I'm very excited about it.

2019 — Interview with The Wall Street Journal
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I think it's important to have a good vision and to be able to communicate it effectively.

2013 — Interview with Inc. Magazine
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I think that the internet is a collective consciousness that's growing.

2020 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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Any product that needs a marketing department is a piece of shit.

2015 — Interview with Vanity Fair
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I think there's a good chance that we are living in a computer simulation.

2016 — Code Conference
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Funding secured.

2018 — Tweet about taking Tesla private
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You know, I'm not a fan of subsidies generally. I think the right answer is to have a carbon tax.

2020 — Interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner
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Pedo guy.

2018 — Tweet referring to a cave rescuer
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Take the red pill.

2020 — Tweet, referencing The Matrix and perceived political awakening
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Free America Now.

2020 — Tweet, calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns
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I think we should be very careful about AI. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably that. So we need to be very careful with AI.

2014 — MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics department's 100th anniversary symposium
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