Looking for the best and inspirational Elon Musk quotes?
Elon Musk is the co-founder and chief executive of SpaceX, Tesla, and CEO of Neuralink. He is among the most influential people in the world and inspiring individuals in the world of business.
He has been instrumental in the development of both automotive electric cars and solar energy. Elon Musk is an entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, investor, and author. He has a vision for sustainable energy that can be shared with humanity.
In his opinion, AI will likely lead to the third revolution in human history. As he said in an interview: “We are at the beginning of a new era. We’ve gone from steam engines to electricity to nuclear fission.” He has also warned against AI taking over our humanity by becoming too much like humans themselves.
Here are some of his most famous and inspiring quotes that may inspire you to start working on your dreams so you can live a life of success.
55 Most Inspiring Elon Musk Quotes
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
“If you’re a co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do… If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed… No task is too menial.”
“Don’t confuse schooling with education. I didn’t go to Harvard but the people that work for me did.“
“Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 40 hour workweeks and you’re putting in 100 hour workweeks, then even if you’re doing the same thing, you know that you will achieve in four months what it takes them a year to achieve.”
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”
“I always have optimism, but I’m realistic. It was not with the expectation of great success that I started Tesla or SpaceX… It’s just that I thought they were important enough to do anyway.”
“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.”
“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”
“You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that’s wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.”
“Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.”
“Good ideas are always crazy until they’re not.”
“When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.”
“It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.”
“I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.”
“The first step is to establish that something is possible then probability will occur.”
“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.”
“If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.”
“People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.”
“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.”
“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.”
“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.”
“It’s ok to have your eggs in one basket, as long as you control what happens to that basket.”
“If something has to be designed and invented, and you have to figure out how to ensure that the value of the thing you create is greater than the cost of the inputs, then that is probably my core skill.”
“Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.”
“I take the position that I’m always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong.”
“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.”
“There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.”
“I think you should always bear in mind that entropy is not on your side.”
“Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.”
“You have to say, ‘Well, why did it succeed where others did not?’”
“Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.”
“Great companies are built on great products.”
“Really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends. … Hardly anyone does that, and it’s incredibly helpful.”
“You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be… better.”
“Life is too short for long-term grudges.”
“Constantly think about how you could be doing things better. Keep questioning yourself.”
“Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.”
“You have to say, ‘Well, why did it succeed where others did not?’“
“I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.”
“I don’t think it’s a good idea to plan to sell a company.”
“Take risks now and do something bold. You won’t regret it.”
“I’m interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you’re like, ‘Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?’“
“Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.”
“Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive, and determination of the people behind it as the product they sell.”
“As much as possible, avoid hiring MBAs. MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies.”
“I’ve actually not read any books on time management.”
“It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.”
“Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.”
“I’ve actually not read any books on time management.”
“What makes innovative thinking happen?… I think it’s really a mindset. You have to decide.”
“Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.”
“I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.”
“You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.”
“It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.”
“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.”
