Elon Musk

Tesla, SpaceX

Contemporary influential 126 sayings

Sayings by Elon Musk

My proceeds from the sale of my houses will go towards increasing the speed of light.

2020 — Tweet
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It's like, how often do you get to invent a car company? Or a rocket company? Or a tunneling company?

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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If you buy a Tesla, it's an investment in the future.

2020 — Tweet
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I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

2013 — Interview at South by Southwest
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I think a lot of people will be surprised by how quickly we can get to Mars.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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The rumor that I’m building a secret lair in the basement of the Gigafactory is… true.

2020 — Tweet
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I'm pretty good at not sleeping.

2020 — Interview with Mathias Döpfner
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I'm not a big fan of the word 'disrupt'. I prefer 'innovate'.

2020 — Interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner
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I could technically write a book. It might be a little boring.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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I'm not a fan of meetings. I think they're mostly a waste of time.

2018 — Internal Tesla Email
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I always invest my own money in the companies I create. I don't believe in using other people's money.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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I think the future is going to be amazing. I'm very optimistic about the future.

2020 — Interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner
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I'm not trying to be a superhero. I'm just trying to do what I think is right.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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I'm an alien.

2018 — Tweet
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My goal is to make humanity a multi-planetary species.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.

2016 — Interview for 'Before the Flood' documentary
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I'm not a fan of sleeping. I think it's a waste of time.

2020 — Interview with Mathias Döpfner
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I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying no one has ever seen me and Batman in the same room.

2018 — Tweet
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I'm not a fan of holidays. I think they're a distraction.

2018 — Interview with Joe Rogan
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I think it's important to be a little bit crazy. If you're not a little bit crazy, you're not going to get anything done.

2013 — Interview at South by Southwest
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