I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
Life is too short for long-term grudges.
Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success. If other people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks, then even if you’re doing the same thing you know that you will achieve in 4 months what it takes them a year to achieve.
You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.
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.
Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.
Physics is a good framework for thinking. ... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there.
The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.
You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.
Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.
You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.
It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
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.
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
As a child I would just question things.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.
You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it.
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.
