Musk’s famous quotes are as follows:
1. Failure is a choice. If things don't fail, you're not innovating enough.
2. Optimism, pessimism, whatever, we will make it happen. God was my witness, so I did everything I could to make it work.
3. The first step is to determine: everything is possible, then the probability will happen.
4. I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to become extraordinary people.
5. Work hard. I'm saying you only need to put in 80 to 100 hours a week to increase your probability of success.
6. Being an entrepreneur is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss of death.
7. If you wake up in the morning and still believe that the future will be better, then today is a sunny day. Otherwise, it's not.
8. It’s okay to put eggs in one basket, as long as you can control what happens in the basket.
9. People work better when they have a clear goal and understand why they are striving for it.
10. I think you can choose to be mediocre, but you can also choose to be different.
11. Some people don’t like change, but if the outcome of not changing is disaster, then you need to accept change.
12. If you want to fire someone, you should fire them immediately, otherwise you will just waste each other's time.
13. People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It's important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoying their work.