Elon Musk

"The best part of being a spaceman will be honestly not knowing what to expect."

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

"I'm very confident we will have things far exceeding the abilities of humans."

"Life is too short for grudges."

"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."

"The question of whether there's life on other planets—that's a key question."

"I don't spend my time on things that don't ultimately affect the future of humanity significantly."

"You have to be a little bit insane to start a company or do art."

"If you're co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do."

"I think it's important to challenge yourself every day."

"My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone's talent and not enough on their personality."

"The reality is great companies tend to have a degree of obsession about the thing they do."

"I think the most fun is in this idea of shaping the future."

"When you create a company, your main job is to recruit the best possible people."

"If you don't believe it will fundamentally change civilization, why bother?"

"I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness."

"The key is to take action and you will know what to do."

"You shouldn't blindly believe all the things in the media."

"If you want to work for Tesla, you should be passionate about improving the world."

"A breakthrough is just a matter of finding the right angle."

"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique is far more valuable than blind praise."

"It's important to teach people that it's OK to fail."

"The laws of physics are the canvas God laid down on which to paint."

"I think we should have a great sense of urgency about climate change."

"Money is not going to be an issue for me doing things that I think are the right things to do."

"I think it's important to be ambitious, but not in a way that's destructive."

"You can achieve a lot if you don't care who gets the credit."

"My favorite ratio is that I work more when I have to."

"The constraints of a problem tell you something about the solution."

"I think that's the best part about working on hard problems."