Quotes by Elon Musk

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

— Interview at the TED conference in 2013

"I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact."

— Interview at the Code Conference in 2013

"Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster."

— Interview at the World Government Summit in 2017

"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not."

— Interview at the TED conference in 2013

"Persistence is very important. You shouldn't give up unless you are forced to give up."

— Interview at the TED conference in 2013

"The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it's going to become multiplanetary, or it's going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there's going to be an extinction event."

— Interview at the Recode Code Conference in 2016