Elon Musk speaks on the state of the clean energy generation effort

A sample of Elon Musk’s more interesting, insightful, and amusing comments:

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds aren’t in your favor.” (60 Minutes in 2012)

“[Mars] would just be the greatest adventure. Ever. And very exciting. And I think we need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can’t just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning.” (Vanity Fair in 2014)

“I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. One bit of advice: It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree — make sure you understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details, or there is nothing for them to hang on to.” (Reddit AMA)

After his acquisition of Twitter to prioritize free speech on the platform again: “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in.” (His most liked tweet.)

“I would like to die on Mars — just not on impact.” (South by Southwest in 2023)

“Always take the position that you are to some degree wrong, and your goal is to be less wrong over time. One of the biggest mistakes people generally make, and I’m guilty of it too, is wishful thinking. You want something to be true, even if it isn’t true. And so you ignore the real truth because of what you want to be true. This is a very difficult trap to avoid. [So] just take that approach, that you’re always to some degree wrong, and your goal is to be less wrong.”  (The World Government Summit in 2017)