All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed – only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.
Scientific Progress goes boink?
Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.
To those who can hear me, I say – do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed – the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
I’m always a work in progress.
The concept of progress must be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things are ‘status quo’ is the catastrophe.
In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital.
Innovation comes from people who take joy in their work.
Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.
The only time you should look back in life, is to see how far you have come.
When you automate an industry you modernize it; when you automate a life you primitivize it.
If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.
To our knowledge, life exists on only one planet, Earth. If something bad happens, it’s gone. I think we should establish life on another planet – Mars in particular – but we ’re not making very good progress. SpaceX is intended to make that happen.
It is impossible to have progress without conscience.
The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start. The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to do big things.
So let me tell you, as you prepare to go off into the world, remember six rules: Trust yourself, Break some rules, Don’t be afraid to fail, Ignore the naysayers, Work like hell, and Give something back.
Progress is more important than perfection.
I’m just always looking forward. I spend very little time looking backward.
A leader without the vision to strive to improve things is no good. Then you will just stay put, you won’t progress.
Train insane or remain the same.