I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.

People often mistake technology for a static picture. It's less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.

A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.

Physics is a good framework for thinking. ... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there.

I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA.

Weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.