Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; co-founder and CEO of Neuralink; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder and co-chairman of OpenAI; and co-founder of PayPal. In December 2016, he was ranked 21st on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People.

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If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Elon Musk

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

Elon Musk

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

Elon Musk

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Elon Musk

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

Elon Musk

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Elon Musk

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

Elon Musk

Great companies are built on great products.

Elon Musk

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Elon Musk

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

Elon Musk

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

Elon Musk

Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.

Elon Musk

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

Elon Musk