Elon Musk

Humans need to be a multiplanet species.

Elon Musk

I came to the conclusion that we should aspire to increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better understand what questions to ask. Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

Elon Musk

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.

Elon Musk

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.

Elon Musk

I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. I think that is what Apple has shown. You can buy a much cheaper cell phone or laptop, but Apple’s product is so much better than the alternative, and people are willing to pay that premium.

Elon Musk

I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

Elon Musk

I like the word ‘autopilot’ more than I like the word ‘self-driving.’ ‘Self-driving’ sounds like it’s going to do something you don’t want it to do. ‘Autopilot’ is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars.

Elon Musk

I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens.

Elon Musk

I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.

Elon Musk

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.

Elon Musk