Elon Musk Quotes

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

True hopefulness and optimism is what leads one to dare. It is also what lifts one back up to dare again after a failed attempt.

Men do not fail; they give up trying.

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.

I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.

With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure, no humiliation.

I'm a little bit of an eternal optimist. People always say to me, 'If you go do this and it fails, what are you going to do?' I don't care. I'm going to give it my best shot. That's what I'm going to do. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. And I'll try again.

I have never feared failure.

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play to win, but you can't be afraid to lose.

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

They say that "he who flies highest, falls farthest" - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that "he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all".

I'd rather try and not win than not try at all

Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

I was brought up to believe that there is no such thing as failure as long as I'm trying my best. So I've had a 'blood, guts and glory' approach through my whole life.

If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.

Don't be afraid to fail. You're going to go on a million auditions, and most of them you won't get. It's very easy to think, 'This is not going to work for me,' but keep at it. It's very generic advice, but you have to be willing to keep yourself in the game.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

Failure is impossible.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.