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About Elon Musk
Born 1971
Technology entrepreneur and engineer associated with companies working in electric vehicles, spaceflight, artificial intelligence, and online services.
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“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”
“Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.”
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”
“The past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now.”
“Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.”
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“The greatest ideas can arrive when nobody else sees them yet.”