If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.

— Elon Musk

If we're going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a multi-planet civilization.

— Elon Musk

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

— Elon Musk

If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilizations, and I mean strange in a bad way. And it could be that there are a lot of dead, one-planet civilizations.

— Elon Musk

If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think.

— Elon Musk

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

— Elon Musk

If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it's always expensive.

— Elon Musk

If you want to grow a giant redwood, you need to make sure the seeds are ok, nurture the sapling, and work out what might potentially stop it from growing all the way along. Anything that breaks it at any point stops that growth.

— Elon Musk

I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't want it to do. 'Autopilot' is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars.

— Elon Musk

I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax.

— Elon Musk