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The Top 10 best @elonmusk quotes of all time. 🚀
Some are inspiring, some are savage, and one of them nearly got him in serious trouble. Here we go:
1️⃣ "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
60 Minutes with Scott Pelley, 2012
2️⃣ "I don't ever give up. I mean, I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated."
Same 60 Minutes interview, talking about the three Falcon 1 failures that nearly killed SpaceX
3️⃣ "Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."
Fast Company, 2005, in the early SpaceX days
4️⃣ "The best part is no part. The best process is no process. It weighs nothing, costs nothing, can't go wrong."
Starbase tour with Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut), 2021
5️⃣ "I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact."
SXSW, Austin, 2013
6️⃣ "You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great - and that's what being a spacefaring civilization is all about."
International Astronautical Congress, Adelaide, 2017
7️⃣ "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured."
Tweet, August 7, 2018. Probably the most expensive tweet in history.
8️⃣ "Offer me money. Offer me power. I don't care."
CNBC with David Faber, May 2023 (a Princess Bride line he misquoted on the spot)
9️⃣ "I'll say what I want to say, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it."
Same CNBC interview, 2023
🔟 "If somebody's going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f*** yourself."
NYT DealBook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin, November 2023.
What I notice is that the man who said "I don't ever give up" in 2012 is the same guy still running SpaceX and Tesla today. Love him or not, he's consistent.
Which one is YOUR #1? Drop the number 👇
Elon hosted SNL back in May 2021, and his monologue explains every Tesla decision since.
His best lines:
1. "It's an honor to be hosting Saturday Night Live. I mean that. Sometimes after I say something, I have to say 'I mean that.'"
2. "Don't worry, I'm pretty good at running 'human' in emulation mode."
3. "We're actually live right now. Which means I can say something truly shocking. Like, I drive a Prius."
4. "I reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars on a rocket ship. Did you think I was also going to be a chill, normal dude?"
Number 4 aged perfectly.
Model S and X: retired, and their Fremont line is being turned over to Optimus.
Cybertruck: line shuts down in about 8 months to make room for Cybercab.
And Elon says "~80% of Tesla's value will be Optimus."
Crazy? Every time. But a chill, normal dude doesn't land rockets or build robotaxis.
Bold vision or too far this time?
@elonmusk @Tesla @SpaceX @Starlink @cybertruck @robotaxi @Tesla_Optimus @nbcsnl
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FSD in Europe is now "Tesla Assisted Driving." Speed margin capped at 10% over the limit (was 50%) and reset to 0% every time you start the car.
From a NJ owner's seat: fair trade if it helps win EU-wide approval, or way too much nanny? @Tesla
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Software update idea for @Tesla @aelluswamy @TeslaSI
Driving around NJ, I keep seeing new Model Y owners driving manually. No FSD.
Tesla's new referral program gives an owner without FSD a free month, and the referrer earns a month back if they subscribe.
So why not let owners share it car to car? A pop-up on the screen of a nearby Tesla (only when parked, for safety): "A fellow owner just sent you a free month of FSD (Supervised). Tap to try it."
Once you try FSD, it's hard to go back. Let the fleet sell it.
Would you tap accept?
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Tesla's lineup is shrinking fast, and it's on purpose.
Model S and Model X: the last ones rolled off the Fremont line in May. That space is being turned into Optimus robot production.
Cybertruck: Elon says the line shuts down in about 8 months to make room for Cybercab, and a lot of deposits will be returned. As a Cybertruck owner, that one hurts.
So what's next? Do Model 3 and Model Y eventually get retired for Optimus and Cybercab too?
At this rate Tesla could end up selling one vehicle with no steering wheel and no pedals. At that point is it even a car company anymore, or a robotics and autonomy company that happens to build cars?
What does Tesla's lineup look like in 5 years? Drop your prediction below.
@Tesla @elonmusk @cybertruck @robotaxi
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Pay off your house, retire on a fixed income in NJ... and the property tax bill still never retires.
Stay NJ was supposed to help seniors, but the state says 2026 recipients end up with a lower overall benefit after one payment got split in two.
How do you plan around that?
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I keep hearing "pay off your house and you're free." Then the property tax bill shows up every year, forever. Honestly it feels like renting from the government. When does that obligation ever end? Is that fair?
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Your 2026 401(k) deadline isn't April. It's your last paycheck in December, since contributions come out of payroll.
The 2026 limit is $24,500, plus $8,000 catch-up if you're 50+.
I max my 401k and grab the full match. Still time to bump your %. Are you on track?
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Ramayana looks like it could be huge. But could Part 2 go even bigger than Part 1?
Ramayana, Dhurandhar… are two-part movies becoming the new big-screen trend?
Part 1 builds the world. Part 2 has to deliver the payoff. Smart storytelling, or a risky bet on the sequel?
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“Offer me money. Offer me power. I don’t care.”
“I’ll say what I want to say, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it.”
— @elonmusk, CNBC, 2023
Agree with him or not, that’s a statement. How many people would actually stand by it?
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