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

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

There have only been about a half dozen genuinely important events in the four-billion-year saga of life on Earth: single-celled life, multicelled life, differentiation into plants and animals, movement of animals from water to land, and the advent of mammals and consciousness.

Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it happens to be electric and it's twice the efficiency of a Prius.

There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet.

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.