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

The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing just sounds like the worst. It sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I would have to be on serious drugs. I'd be super-duper bored. I like high intensity.

Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it is about the product they sell.

I always see what’s... wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

I've always wanted to be part of something that would radically change the world. . . . People forget the power of inspiration. All of humanity went to the moon with the Apollo missions. The issue was cost. There was no chance to build a base and create frequent flights. That's the problem I would like to solve.

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