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"You can just reload, propel it and fly again. This is extremely important for revolutionizing access to space because as long as we continue to throw away rockets and space crafts, we will never truly have access to space."
"The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also serve as an example to the auto industry, proving that the technology really works and customers want to buy electric vehicles."
"It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence of that, I don't think it's possible to make an electric car that is competitive with a gasoline car."
"The primary means of energy generation is going to solar. It will at least be a plurality, and probably be a slight majority in the long term."
"It would take six months to get to Mars if you go there slowly, with optimal energy cost. Then it would take eighteen months for the planets to realign. Then it would take six months to get back, though I can see getting the travel time down to three months pretty quickly if America has the will."
"I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation."
"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."
"I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible."
"Does the logic connect? What are the range of probably outcomes? You want to figure out what those probabilities are and ideally be the House. It's fine to gamble, as long as you're the House. Also, listen to critical feedback, particularly from friends. Generally they will be thinking it but they won't tell you."
"Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive."
"Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all that - that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups."
"The reason we should do a carbon tax is because it's the right thing to do. It's economics 101, elementary stuff."
"Entrepreneurship is like eating glass and walking on hot coals at the same time"
"I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email."
"People will buy the car just because it's a great car. We want them to think it's excellent value for money and then, oh yeah, it happens to be electric."
"It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short time. We should err on the side of caution and do something now."
"I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything."
"The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S."
"There are some important differences between me and Tony Stark, like I have five kids, so I spend more time going to Disneyland than parties."
"Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world."