Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.

SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete.

The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.

I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.

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.

There's nothing - I've bought everything I want. I don't like yachts or anything; you know, I'm not a yacht person, and I've got pretty much the nicest plane I'd want to have.

My family fears that the Russians will assassinate me.