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The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.

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Elon Musk
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 28
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Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold
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I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.
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No I don't ever give up. I would have to be dead or completely incapacitated
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In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization.
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The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species.
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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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You can just reload, propel it and fly again. This is extremely important for revolutionizing access to space because as long as we continue to throw away rockets and space crafts, we will never truly have access to space.
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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 want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.
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The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but […] once you do that, the rest is really easy.
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I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. I think that is what Apple has shown. You can buy a much cheaper cell phone or laptop, but Apple's product is so much better than the alternative, and people are willing to pay that premium.
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It's just mind-blowingly awesome. I apologize, and I wish I was more articulate, but it's hard to be articulate when your mind's blown-but in a very good way.
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