“One of the most notable innovations of SpaceX is the creation and engineering of reusable rockets. Prior to this innovation, once a rocket was used, it was done with, resulting in significant financial loss.”
Source: Innovate Like Elon Musk: Easily Participate in Innovation with Guidelines from Tesla and SpaceX: A Simple Understanding of First Principle Thinking and Vertical Integration
“I could go and buy one of the islands in the
Bahamas and turn it into my personal fiefdom, but I am much more interested in trying to build and
create a new company.”
“They were building a Ferrari for every launch, when it was possible that a Honda Accord might do the trick.”
Source: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
“I wish I could run free with the horses and never again be the daughter of dropped miracles.”
“The one that will put the first human colony on another planet is certainly the most important human on Earth. And you can judge the rest of mankind of his time by how they judge him along the way.”
“Wavemakers do today what is is needed tomorrow.”
“Musk doesn't gamble, but systematically realises his dreams.”
“Masterminds are thinkers, dreamers and doers all in one.”
Source: Musk Mania
“Soy obsesivo compulsivo por naturaleza. En lo relativo a ser un imbécil o a cagarla, soy tan capaz como cualquier otro, y de algún modo tengo la piel más dura gracias a todo el tejido cicatricial. Lo que me importa es ganar, y no a pequeña escala. Dios sabe por qué ... probablemente sea algo que se sustente en algún desagradable agujero negro psicoanalítico o en algún cortocircuito neuronal.”
Source: Elon Musk: El creador de Tesla, PayPal y SpaceX que anticipa el futuro
“The Left, which dominates the media, the arts, and most of intellectual life in the West, has rendered criticism of Christianity and Zionism acceptable, even laudable, but criticism of Islam unacceptable. Why has the Left done this? Because the enemy (radical Islam) of my enemy (America and Israel) is my friend, and because the Muslim world is regarded as the underdog vis-à-vis powerful America and Israel, and the Left supports what it perceives as the underdog.”
Source: Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph