When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian.

It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one), will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.