The 21 Most Inspirational Elon Musk Quotes

The famous American Tesla 21 inspirational quotes from TESLA Motors CEO Elon Musk

(Translation: Kevin W)

1. "If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it." If something is important to you, you should do it even if the probability of success is small

　2. "(Physics is) a good framework for thinking . ... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there." Physics is the framework of thought. . . . Trace to the essence of the matter, and then think from there

3. "The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur." Only when you first see the possibility of something, will you There is a chance of it happening

4. "It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket." As long as you can control the future of a tree, then you can Hanged from that tree

5. "Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up." Persistence is very important, never give up unless you have to

< p>　6. "You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better, not one where you're expecting things to be worse." Everyone fantasizes that the future will be better, not worse

7. "It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one) , will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive." Hiring many people to do a complex thing is often a mistake. Quantity is never as good as quality (three cobblers are not necessarily better than one Zhuge Liang). Having more people reduces efficiency and increases costs.

9. "If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic? being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago." In fact, everything we have now was an incredible magic miracle hundreds of years ago

　10. " My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart." My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think having a kind heart is crucial.

11. "When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Now I am." When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Now I am. And now I'm doing something like this

12. "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 . I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself." I think feedback loops are important so that you know in real time how you are doing and whether you can do better. . The best advice is: Ask yourself repeatedly, could I do better?

　13. "I wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very distracting and fries my nervous system." I can't say that I have never been worried.

I actually wish I had less fear because it distracts me and makes me anxious

　14. "Life is too short for long-term grudges." Life is too short for long-term grudges. Enen grudge

　15. "Don't be afraid of new arenas." Don't be afraid of new arenas

　16. "I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary." I think an ordinary person can choose to be extraordinary

17. "I could either watch it happen or be a part of it." I can either watch it happen or be a part of it.

18. "Being an Entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death." Being an Entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

19. "I would like to die on Mars . Just not on impact." I would rather die on Mars than crash on it

　20. On his favorite book when he was a teen, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy": It taught me that the tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but that once you do that, the rest is really easy." On my favorite book as a teenager? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: It taught me that the hardest thing is to ask questions.

Once you do that, everything else becomes easy

　21. "I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point." I just hope to retire before I get old, otherwise I will just become a burden;