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My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.
Elon Musk
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Elon Musk
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 28
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Pretoria
South Africa
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You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.
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It was obvious to me that we could never colonize Mars without reusability, any more than America would have been colonized if they had to burn the ships after every trip.
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Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
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I'm reasonably optimistic about the future, especially the future of the United States - for the century, at least.
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I really do encourage other manufacturers to bring electric cars to market. It's a good thing, and they need to bring it to market and keep iterating and improving and make better and better electric cars, and that's what going to result in humanity achieving a sustainable transport future. I wish it was growing faster than it is.
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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 would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
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Target launch date for Falcon I maiden flight is Halloween(October 31) from our island launch complex in the Kwajalein Atoll. For potential customers out there, I should mention that Kwajalein has some of the worlds best scuba diving and snorkeling! It is literally a tropical paradise.
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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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The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative.
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Fear is a hard thing to deal with. I feel it quite strongly. If I think something is important enough, I'll make myself do it in spite of fear. But it can really sap the will. I hate fear, I wish I had it less.
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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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