Elon Musk

The U.S. automotive industry has been selling cars the same way for over 100 years, and there are many laws in place to govern exactly how that is to be accomplished. ”

What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone. ”

If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things. ”

Generally, the view that I've had on Twitter is if you're on Twitter, you're in, like, the meme - you're in meme war land. If you're on Twitter, you're in the arena. And so, essentially, if you attack me, it is therefore OK for me to attack back. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form of public oversight. ”

If you're entering anything where there's an existing marketplace, against large, entrenched competitors, then your product or service needs to be much better than theirs. It can't be a little bit better, because then you put yourself in the shoes of the consumer... you're always going to buy the trusted brand unless there's a big difference. ”

If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me. ”

I would like to fly in space. Absolutely. That would be cool. I used to just do personally risky things, but now I've got kids and responsibilities, so I can't be my own test pilot. That wouldn't be a good idea. But I definitely want to fly as soon as it's a sensible thing to do. ”