Here are 30 Mindset Changing Quotes From Elon Musk. These quotes showcase Elon Musk’s thoughts on innovation, perseverance, and the importance of engineering and design in building successful companies:
- “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Interview with 60 Minutes (2014)
- “I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” – Reddit AMA (2015)
- “Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” – Interview with Fast Company (2006)
- “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” – Interview with The Washington Post (2008)
- “The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.” – Interview with Wired (2012)
- “Life is too short for long-term grudges.” – Tweet (2014)
- “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.” – Interview with Foundation (2012)
- “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” – Interview with Marketwatch (2011)
- “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” – Interview with CBS This Morning (2012)
- “Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” – Interview with Wired (2008)
- “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.” – Interview with Harvard Business Review (2010)
- “The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but once you do that, the rest is really easy.” – Interview with The New York Times (2014)
- “Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time.” – Interview with Business Insider (2012)
- “Great companies are built on great products.” – Interview with Wired (2012)
- “I think the best way to attract venture capital is to try and come up with a demonstration of whatever product or service it is, or ideally take that product or service to market and show some traction.” – Interview with Y Combinator (2011)
- “I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.” – Interview with Aeon (2014)
- “I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.” – Interview with Wired (2012)
- “People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.” – Interview with Forbes (2014)
- “I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.” – Interview with Wired (2012)
- “You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different. They need to be… better.” – Interview with Wired (2012)
- “The key test for an acronym is to ask whether it helps or hurts communication.” – Tweet (2016)
- “I think most of the important stuff on the Internet has been built. There will be continued innovation, for sure, but the great problems of the Internet have essentially been solved.” – Interview with Wired (2014)
- “I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.” – Interview with Wired (2013)
- “My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.” – Interview with Forbes (2012)
- “I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.” – Interview with Esquire (2008)
- “I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right.” – Interview with Inc. (2013)
- “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.” – Interview with Harvard Business Review (2010)
- “The single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” – Interview with Fast Company (2006)
- “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.” – Interview with CBS This Morning (2012)
- “The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.” – Interview with Wired (2012)