South African - Businessman | June 28, 1971 -
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.
Elon Musk
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Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you've got to have commercial companies do it.
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The reason we should do a carbon tax is because it's the right thing to do. It's economics 101, elementary stuff.
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From an evolutionary standpoint, human consciousness has not been around very long. A little light just went on after four and a half billion years. How often does that happen? Maybe it is quite rare.
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There's no better place in the world for technology start-ups than Silicon Valley; there's such an incredible well of talent and capital and resources. The whole system is set up to foster the creation of new companies.
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I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.
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What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already. If the sun wasn't there, we'd be a frozen ice ball at three degrees Kelvin, and the sun powers the entire system of precipitation. The whole ecosystem is solar-powered.
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If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.
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When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone.
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Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.
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I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.
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I hate writing about personal stuff. I don't have a Facebook page. I don't use my Twitter account. I am familiar with both, but I don't use them.
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