Elon Musk Quotes

I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.

Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?

I know most people always thank people for believing in them - I actually want to thank people that didn't believe in me.

A lot of people are like, 'Don't read your news clippings.' I read them every day. Anything negative somebody said about me, I find it and use it as fuel.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

You can't listen to every little thing that's bad or good said about you. I always used that - whenever I heard it, I used it as fuel to motivate me, man. That's how I was raised, whenever I came up.

Social media has become a big part of our lives and I try to manage it well but it's the criticism that motivates me and keeps me going.

Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.

A hater is actually an employee to your progress!

To bring out the best in someone, you really have to push them.

You don't need to be criticised to play well or things like that.

I'm trying to be the messenger for the people that pay attention to me. And those people I want to help inspire because a lot of people maybe think it's - they're too cool for school. That's all I can ever do.

It's much nicer to be praised than to be damned. But you have to have a certain sense of your own priorities and ideas about what works and what doesn't because otherwise, if you're just looking for eternal validation all the time, you can be motivated by the wrong things and I don't think it's as personally satisfying in your own work.

I think you should always be seeking negative feedback.

I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong.

Negative feedback can make us bitter or better.

Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others.

I think the negative reinforcement really helped me in my very beginnings.

What drives me is truly inspiring people to realize they can live more creative and simple lives.

Happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending.

[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.

Let others lead small lives, but not you

Be intense, passionate, and fired up, but about things that matter, things that change your life and your legacy.