"I think whenever something is - whenever..." - Quote by Elon Musk

“I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.”

“I'm increasingly inclined to think there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish.”

“We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.”

“It is the purpose of the government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.”

“I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them.”

“Private property ... is a Creature of Society, and is subject to the Calls of that Society, whenever its Necessities shall require it, even to its last Farthing, its contributors therefore to the public Exigencies are not to be considered a Benefit on the Public, entitling the Contributors to the Distinctions of Honor and Power, but as the Return of an Obligation previously received, or as payment for a just Debt.”

“It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse.”

“I've heard drug experts say they believe if penicillin were discovered today, the FDA wouldn't license it.”

“No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.”