Kimbal Musk Quotes

Commerce was the best job I could ever have.

Running a business anywhere isn't easy.

The infomercial business has been good to me.

I busted my butt all my life building companies.

If you're going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends.

Succeeding in business is not just about making money.

The restaurant business is something that you have to treat like a baby. You have to constantly be there. You can't trust it to anybody else, because no one's going to love it like you do.

I did not want to write just another business book.

If you are in business, you are not enjoying. You are working.

I've been preparing to run a big company all my life.

The restaurant business had a profound effect on my future and that of my two brothers. When we were able to stand on a stool to reach the sink, we washed dishes, and later, when we could see over the counter, we waited tables and managed the cash register.

I'm running a business.

Don't open a bar if you think all you need to be is social and greet the customers. You have to run a business.

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.

I've got my own businesses I run every day and I like to think I'm a nurturer rather than a firer, but the reality is, if somebody continues not to succeed and do the right thing for the business they lose the job because they are affecting the livelihoods of others.

I ran a hot-dog-and-soda stand at Little League, and I started a business planning parties in high school.

But I was an utterly hopeless politician and I worked out that I would be much better suited to making money and running businesses than the compromise that is politics.

I think of entrepreneurship as a way of creating value.

I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.

If you wanna be your own boss, you gotta work your way up - have the skills.

I love cooking, but I love the business, too. It's important because a lot of chefs forget the business side and have to shut down after six months.

My father built a small manufacturing business. I worked alongside him and saw firsthand the challenges that business owners face.

The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.

I always loved retail. I love the ideas behind it. I think small-business retail is one of the areas where capitalism works so wonderfully well.

Business can be hard. But we need more of it.