Elon Musk

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

"It's okay to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to the basket."

"Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death."

"The path to a sustainable energy future is through renewable energy and efficiency."

"I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence."

"Work like hell. Put in the effort, and you will accomplish your dreams."

"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day."

"I think that's the right way to think about the future - it should be exciting, not scary."

"The moment is now to create a sustainable energy future."

"I think there are probably too many smart people pursuing Internet financial services."

"Optimism, pessimism, f*** that; we're going to make it happen."

"When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?'"

"I think long-term thinking is much more important than what the stock market does."

"Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster."

"The biggest risk is not taking any risk."

"Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we've found is ultimate complexity."

"There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize for sal­ary and avoid spoiling their reputation."

"I think it's important to reason from first principles rather than analogy in life."

"You want to be extra careful about losing money on long-term bets."

"Engineers are described as people who make the most rational decisions based on the available data."

"I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right."

"The beauty of sustainable energy is that it never runs out."

"Don't just follow the same path as everyone else, especially if that path is well-worn."

"Patience is a virtue, but sometimes momentum is critical."

"I think public companies should try to maximize long-term value."

"Twitter is like a waking-up tool for humanity."

"Good ideas are not as valuable as good people."

"It's really a made-up thing that there's a limit to human potential."

"I've always been somewhat ambitious, almost to the point of not letting things go."

"I don't think it's a good idea to plan the future based on the past."