If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think. Elon Musk attractcompanycritical share on social
I think it matters whether someone has a good heart. Elon Musk goodheartmatter Change image and share on social
The rumours of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated. Elon Musk demiseexaggerategreatly Change image and share on social
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson. Elon Musk learnlessonpatience Change image and share on social
Stationary storage will be as big as the car business long term. The growth rate will probably be several times what it is for the car business. Elon Musk bigbusinesscar Change image and share on social
The goal of Tesla is to accelerate sustainable energy, so we're going to take a step back and think about what's most likely to achieve that goal. Elon Musk accelerateachieveback Change image and share on social
I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA. Elon Musk feelmakenasa Change image and share on social
Land on Mars, a round-trip ticket - half a million dollars. It can be done. Elon Musk dollarhalfland Change image and share on social
Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive. Elon Musk counterintuitivediscoverfigure Change image and share on social