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Also, I want to be clear that a flamethrower is a super terrible idea. Definitely don’t buy one. Unless you like fun.

Flamethrower, Humor, Warning, Technology, Fun

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More Elon Musk Quotes

“Here in the West, people often don't like listening to their leaders, even if they are right.”

Leadership, Society, Politics, Western Culture, Disagreement

“We can't have, like, willy-nilly proliferation of fake news. That's crazy. You can't have more types of fake news than real news. That's allowing public deception to go unchecked. That's crazy.”

Fake News, Media Responsibility, Public Trust, Information Integrity, Awareness

“The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn’t even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we’d never have had the light bulb.”

Perseverance, Innovation, Failure, Progress, Experimentation

“I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.”

Consciousness, Future, Duty, Humanity, Survival

“It’s great when the emperor is Marcus Aurelius. It’s not so great when the emperor is Caligula.”

History, Leadership, Philosophy, Power, Society

“I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.”

SpaceX, Failure, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Risk

“I think it’s very unwise to be shorting Tesla. There’s a tsunami of hurt for those holding a short position. It’s going to be very unpleasant. I advise people to exit while there is still time.”

Tesla, Business, Investment, Risk, Market

“I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.”

Tesla, Gratitude, Leadership, Teamwork, Success

“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.”

History, Innovation, Automotive, Ford, Change

“Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.”

Electric Vehicles, Innovation, Change, Automotive, Technology

“I think most of the important stuff on the Internet has been built. There will be continued innovation, for sure, but the great problems of the Internet have essentially been solved.”

Internet, Progress, Innovation, Technology, Problems

“I’d like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that’s not just e-mail with a view.”

Work-Life Balance, Vacations, Technology Boundaries, Overworking, Personal Reflection

“I’m increasingly inclined to think there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish.”

Regulatory Oversight, AI Ethics, Global Cooperation, Precaution, Policy

“It was obvious to me that we could never colonize Mars without reusability, any more than America would have been colonized if they had to burn the ships after every trip.”

Mars Colonization, Reusability, Space Travel, Historical Analogy, Innovation

“A battery by definition is a collection of cells. So the cell is a little can of chemicals. And the challenge is taking a very high-energy cell, and a large number of them, and combining them safely into a large battery.”

Batteries, Energy, Technology, Safety, Innovation

“If something is important enough, you should try, even if the probable outcome is failure.”

Risk, Determination, Failure, Goals, Persistence

“We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling.”

Tesla, Autopilot, Innovation, Technology, Consumer Feedback

“I’d rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.”

Optimism, Perspective, Attitude, Risk, Success

“I came to the conclusion that we should aspire to increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better understand what questions to ask. Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.”

Human Consciousness, Enlightenment, Knowledge, Aspiration, Thoughtful Questions

“The problem with car dealerships is you've already decided what you want to buy before you even go there, and you're really just going there to talk through some annoying negotiation.”

Car Dealerships, Consumer Behavior, Automotive Sales, Market Trends, Purchase Experience