Elon Musk Quotes
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We could figure out ways with small aerospace companies to do a low-cost spacecraft and lander. But we could not find a way to do a low-cost launcher, unless we went to the Russians.
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Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
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Well, I have tried to learn as much as possible from prior attempts.
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I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.
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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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I've actually not read any books on time management.
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My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don't have to carry the return fuel when you go there.
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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.
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There have only been about a half dozen genuinely important events in the four-billion-year saga of life on Earth: single-celled life, multicelled life, differentiation into plants and animals, movement of animals from water to land, and the advent of mammals and consciousness.
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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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Even if there's a zombie apocalypse, you'll still be able to travel using the Tesla Supercharging system.
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So even if a fire develops, it can't really attack the particularly vulnerable locations like the pneumatic system or the avionics or the engine bay. We want to be in the situation that even if a fire develops, the rocket just keeps going.
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Tesla is becoming a real car company.
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The long term ultimate objective – the holy grail – is we would like to help make life multi-planetary.
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What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.
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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 don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
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I think the rocket business is quite cyclic. There are a great many peaks and troughs.
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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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It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short time. We should err on the side of caution and do something now.
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Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.
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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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People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.