I Started Spacex With The Expectation Of

I Would Like To Fly In Space. Absolutely. That Would Be Cool. I Used To Just Do Personally Risky Things, But Now I've Got Kids And Responsibilities, So I Can't Be My Own Test Pilot. That Wouldn't Be A Good Idea. But I Definitely Want To Fly As Soon As It's A Sensible Thing To Do.

It's Really Incumbent Upon Us As Life's Agents To Extend Life To Another Planet. I Think That Being A Multi-planet Species Will Significantly Increase The Richness And Scope Of The Human Experience.

You Have To Be Pretty Driven To Make It Happen. Otherwise, You Will Just Make Yourself Miserable.

I Don't Create Companies For The Sake Of Creating Companies, But To Get Things Done.

My Mentality Is That Of A Samurai. I Would Rather Commit Seppuku Than Fail.