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What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.

Elon Musk

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Elon Musk
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 28
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Trying to read our DNA is like trying to understand software code - with only 90% of the code riddled with errors. It's very difficult in that case to understand and predict what that software code is going to do.
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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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Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.
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You could power the entire United States with about 150 to 200 square kilometers of solar panels, the entire United States. Take a corner of Utah... there's not much going on there, I've been there. There's not even radio stations.
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No I don't ever give up. I would have to be dead or completely incapacitated
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My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.
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I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
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The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.
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I always see what’s... wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.
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