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.

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.

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.

I'm increasingly inclined to think there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it's been several years now and there have been some very tough times, I'd just like to say thank you very much. I deeply appreciate the support, particularly through the darkest times.

We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.