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Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

The first step is to establish that something is possible then probability will occur.

The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing just sounds like the worst. It sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I would have to be on serious drugs. I’d be super-duper bored. I like high intensity.

The first step is to establish that something is possible then probability will occur.

If you need inspiration, don't do it.

I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

No, I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.

If you need inspiration, don't do it.

No, I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.

I think it would be great to be born on Earth and die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact.

Constantly seek criticism. A well-thought-out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.

It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

I think it would be great to be born on Earth and die on Mars. Just hopefully not at the point of impact.

It is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.

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.

You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.

You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.

My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.