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Elon Musk
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 28
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Aerospace Engineer
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Pretoria
South Africa
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Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive.
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I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.
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SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete.
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Land on Mars, a round-trip ticket - half a million dollars. It can be done.
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I think there are more politicians in favor of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I think the reasoning for that varies depending on the person, but in some cases, they just don't believe in climate change - they think oil will last forever.
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The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight majority in the long term.
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Every mode of transport that we use - whether it's planes, trains, automobiles, bikes, horses - is reusable, but not rockets. So we must solve this problem in order to become a space-faring civilization.
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Life is too short for long-term grudges.
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I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if we can advance the knowledge of the world, if we can expand the scope and scale of consciousness, then, we’re better able to ask the right questions and become more enlightened. That’s the only way to move forward.
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Going from PayPal, I thought: 'Well, what are some of the other problems that are likely to most affect the future of humanity?' Not from the perspective, 'What's the best way to make money?'
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In almost any industry, if you're passionate about doing a great job and making people that buy your product or service as happy as possible, it's really fulfilling.
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When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
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Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other 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.
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Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.
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I think you should always be seeking negative feedback.
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Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.
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I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.
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You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.
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With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon.
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