Great companies are built on great products.

— Elon Musk

I could go and buy one of the islands in the Bahamas and turn it into my personal fiefdom, but I am much more interested in trying to build and create a new company.

— Elon Musk

I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view.

— Elon Musk

I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm perfect at email.

— Elon Musk

I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

— Elon Musk

I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company.

— Elon Musk

If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.

— Elon Musk

If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.

— Elon Musk

If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.

— Elon Musk

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

— Elon Musk