Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

Published on March 24, 2024 | By Glusea

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Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

Glusea brings to you a collection of Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

There is a popular saying that “for you to see far, you have to climb the shoulders of giants”. Yes that is true as everybody wants to succeed, and at some point, you will need others who have already tasted success in their various endeavors. One of such personalities to look up to is Elon Musk.

Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX, co-founder of Tesla, and the current chairman of Solar city. The powerful quotes of Elon Musk about Success and making it in business will inspire you.

Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

“A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.” – Elon Musk quotes

“I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. I think that is what Apple has shown. You can buy a much cheaper cell phone or laptop, but Apple’s product is so much better than the alternative, and people are willing to pay that premium.” – Elon Musk

“I would just question things… It would infuriate my parents… That I wouldn’t just believe them when they said something ’cause I’d ask them why. And then I’d consider whether that response made sense given everything else I knew.” – Elon Musk

“What makes innovative thinking happen?… I think it’s really a mindset. You have to decide.” – Elon Musk

“My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone’s talent and not someone’s personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.” – Elon Musk

“If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.” – Elon Musk

“I’ve actually not read any books on time management.” – Elon Musk

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk

“I wouldn’t say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I’d like my fear emotion to be less because it’s very distracting and fries my nervous system.” – Elon Musk

“It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.” – Elon Musk

“I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.” – Elon Musk

“When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.” – Elon Musk

“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.” – Elon Musk

“If something has to be designed and invented, and you have to figure out how to ensure that the value of the thing you create is greater than the cost of the inputs, then that is probably my core skill.” – Elon Musk

“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.” – Elon Musk

“I say something, and then it usually happens. Maybe not on schedule, but it usually happens.” – Elon Musk

Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” – Elon Musk

“I always have optimism, but I’m realistic. It was not with the expectation of great success that I started Tesla or SpaceX… It’s just that I thought they were important enough to do anyway.” – Elon Musk

“When somebody has a breakthrough innovation, it is rarely one little thing. Very rarely, is it one little thing. It’s usually a whole bunch of things that collectively amount to a huge innovation.” – Elon Musk

“There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions.” – Elon Musk

“People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.” – Elon Musk

“I’m interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you’re like, ‘Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?’” – Elon Musk

“It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.” – Elon Musk

Powerful Elon Musk Quotes about Success

“As much as possible, avoid hiring MBAs. MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies.” – Elon Musk

“I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.” – Elon Musk

“I don’t believe in process. In fact, when I interview a potential employee and he or she says that ‘it’s all about the process,’ I see that as a bad sign. The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You’re encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren’t that smart, who aren’t that creative.” – Elon Musk

“I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.” – Elon Musk

“Don’t delude yourself into thinking something’s working when it’s not, or you’re gonna get fixated on a bad solution.” – Elon Musk

“If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do… If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed… No task is too menial.” – Elon Musk

 “Talent is extremely important. It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.” – Elon Musk

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