Elon Musk

My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.

Elon Musk

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

Elon Musk

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

Elon Musk

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.

Elon Musk

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

Elon Musk

Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.

Elon Musk

There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.

Elon Musk

We need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can’t just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning.

Elon Musk

When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have said less than 50%. I would have said that failure is the most likely outcome.

Elon Musk

Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. All thoes things improves the odds of success. If other are people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks, then even if you’re doing the same thing you know that you will achieve in 4 months what it takes them a year to achieve.

Elon Musk