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Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.
Elon Musk
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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
Elon Reeve Musk
Elon R. Musk
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My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.
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I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.
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I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.
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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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My family fears that the Russians will assassinate me.
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