Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from the people. Sometimes people forget that that's really what occurs.

I feel very strongly that SpaceX would not have been able to get started, nor would we have made the progress that we have, without the help of NASA.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today.

I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

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

The key test for an acronym is to ask whether it helps or hurts communication.