There are some important differences between me and Tony Stark, like I have five kids, so I spend more time going to Disneyland than parties. Elon Musk differencedisneylandimportant Change image and share on social
Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do. Elon Musk activecardrive Change image and share on social
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Elon Musk changecollegeinvolve Change image and share on social
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. Elon Musk costdrivegreat Change image and share on social
If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman. Elon Musk ageawfulday share on social
If you had to buy a new plane every time you flew somewhere, it would be incredibly expensive. Elon Musk buyexpensivefly Change image and share on social
I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don't believe in the whole thing of just using other people's money. I don't think that's right. I'm not going to ask other people to invest in something if I'm not prepared to do so myself. Elon Musk companycreateinvest share on social
There have only been about a half dozen genuinely important events in the four-billion-year saga of life on Earth: single-celled life, multicelled life, differentiation into plants and animals, movement of animals from water to land, and the advent of mammals and consciousness. Elon Musk adventanimalbillion share on social
Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you've got to have commercial companies do it. Elon Musk advancementbasiccommercial Change image and share on social
Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That's pretty lame. I have a design in mind for a vertical liftoff supersonic jet that would be a really big improvement. Elon Musk bigbillionboe share on social