The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

The biggest mistake, in general, I've made, is to put too much of a weighting on someone's talent and not enough on their personality. And I've made that mistake several times. I think it actually matters whether somebody has a good heart, it really does. I've made the mistake of thinking that it's sometimes just about the brain.

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

I’m nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible.

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

The thing that's worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe and not to worry too much about there being no meaning. And, you know, try and enjoy yourself. Because, actually, life's pretty good. It really is.