10 Elon Musk Inspiring Quotes and Factoids

Jonathan Stroud
Aug 24, 2017 · 7 min read

Elon Musk the entrepreneur, rocket company owner and Tesla CEO

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Inspire and restore your hope in humanity with these Elon Musk inspirational quotes and factoids.

Elon Musk recently made headlines when he revealed his latest SpaceX spacesuits design. In case you are behind the curve and wondering who he is and why you should care, I have compiled a 10 inspiring quotes and factoids to help catch you up.

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Also, I highly recommend the book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.

#10 — “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

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Factoid #10 —Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa.

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#9 — “Life is too short for long-term grudges.”

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Factoid #9 — He was born on June 28, 1971.

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#8 —“Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.”

Factoid #8 — He was bullied as a child

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#7 — “There’s a silly notion that failure’s not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”

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Factoid #7 —Musk was once a guest on the popular TV show The Big Bang Theory.

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#6 —“I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.”

Factoid #6 —Elon Musk Real Time Net Worth — as of 8/24/17 is $20.9 Billion.

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#5 — “If something’s important enough, you should try. Even if you — the probable outcome is failure.”

Factoid #5 — His first company was called Zip2.

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#4 — “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.”

Factoid #4 — Elon Musk founded SpaceX in May, 2002.

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#3 — “I think you should always bear in mind that entropy is not on your side.”

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Factoid #3 —Musk helped his cousin start SolarCity Corp., in 2006.

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#2 — “I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.

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Factoid #2 —He became a U.S Citizen in 2002.

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#1 — “To make an embarrassing admission, I like video games. That’s what got me into software engineering when I was a kid. I wanted to make money so I could buy a better computer to play better video games — nothing like saving the world.”

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Factoid #1 — Musk’s goal is to reduce the current cost of human spaceflight by a factor of 10.

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*Bonus* Clip of Elon Musk on The Big Bang Theory

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