Elon Musk Quotes


There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live. Why do you want to live? What's the point? What inspires you? What do you love about the future? If the future does not include being out there among the stars and being a multi-planet species, I find that incredibly depressing.


Citations

Musk, Elon. "The Future We're Building -- and Boring." TED, Apr. 2017.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
  • Born: June 28, 1971
  • Nationality: South African, Canadian, American
  • Profession: Entrepreneur, Industrial Designer, Engineer

Elon Reeve Musk FRS is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and chief designer of SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI. A centibillionaire, Musk is one of the richest people in the world.