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

- Elon Musk

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.

- Elon Musk

If you need inspiration, don’t do it.

- Elon Musk

The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.

- Elon Musk

You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.

- Elon Musk

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

- Elon Musk

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.

- Elon Musk

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

- Elon Musk

I think it’s very important to have a sense of purpose. If you are not working towards something that you believe in, then you’re probably not going to be motivated.

- Elon Musk

I think it’s possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

- Elon Musk

You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.

- Elon Musk

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

- Elon Musk

Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

- Elon Musk

Great companies are built on great products.

- Elon Musk

The greatest risk is not taking any risk.

- Elon Musk

You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be… better.

- Elon Musk

You have to work super hard. If you are not working 80-hour weeks, you are not going to be successful.

- Elon Musk

The risk of something bad happening is much lower if you’re trying to do something important.

- Elon Musk

I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.

- Elon Musk

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

- Elon Musk

I think it’s a good idea to be ambitious, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to be naive.

- 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

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to endure failure and stay motivated.

- Elon Musk

The key to making a good business is to keep it simple and not get bogged down by unnecessary details.

- Elon Musk

I think it’s important to have a sense of urgency. We have to act quickly, but we also have to act wisely.

- Elon Musk

Don’t let others tell you what you can or cannot do.

- Elon Musk

If you’re not progressing and you’re not moving forward, then you’re falling behind.

- Elon Musk

It’s very important to have a sense of curiosity and to ask questions.

- Elon Musk

I think the biggest challenge is trying to find out how to do things that have never been done before.

- Elon Musk