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I think the rocket business is quite cyclic. There are a great many peaks and troughs.
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AI is much more advanced than people realize. ... Humanity's position on this planet depends on its intelligence so if our intelligence is exceeded, it's unlikely that we will remain in charge of the planet.
Elon Musk
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I could either watch it happen, or be part of it.
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The heroes of the books I read, The Lord of the Rings and the Foundation series, always felt a duty to save the world.
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The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.
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One was the Internet, one was clean energy and one was space.
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I've been to Disneyland, like, 10 times. I'm getting really tired of Disneyland.
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Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.
Elon Musk
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The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.
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If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic - being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago.
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You need to be in the position where it is the cost of the fuel that actually matters and not the cost of building the rocket in the first place.
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Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
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I think that is a mistake and results in cloudy judgment on important technical issues. They can't tell if something is really good or not, so they just do what everyone else does, assuming it to be the safe bet.
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Tesla is becoming a real car company.
Elon Musk
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I've actually not read any books on time management.
Elon Musk -
The long term ultimate objective ā the holy grail ā is we would like to help make life multi-planetary.
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People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.
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I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people.
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The goal of Tesla is to accelerate sustainable energy, so we're going to take a step back and think about what's most likely to achieve that goal.
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There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions.
Elon Musk
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Iām nauseatingly pro-American. It is where great things are possible.
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From an evolutionary standpoint, human consciousness has not been around very long. A little light just went on after four and a half billion years. How often does that happen? Maybe it is quite rare.
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Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it happens to be electric and it's twice the efficiency of a Prius.
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People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
Elon Musk