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Elon Musk
196 quotes
“Instead of knowledge, schools pour poison into the ears of our children”
“It is not clear who has authority for ground links in Gaza, but do we know that no terminal has requested a connection in that area”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Musk says Starlink will support connectivity to aid organizations in Gaza (28 October, 2023)
“We will have something that is, for the first time smarter than the smartest human. It's hard to say exactly what that moment is, but there will come a point where no job is needed. You can have a job if you wanted to have a job for personal satisfaction. But the AI would be able to do everything. I don't know if that makes people comfortable or uncomfortable. If you wish for a magic genie, that gives you any wish you want, and there's no limit. You don't have those three wish limits nonsense, it's both good and bad. One of the challenges in the future will be how do we find meaning in life.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Elon Musk says AI will eventually create a situation where 'no job is needed (November 2, 2023)
“You can have a job if you want to have it for personal pleasure. But AI could do everything.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bill Gates teases the possibility of a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ (November 23, 2023)
“What this advertising boycott is going to do is, it is going to kill the company [...] And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times Dealbook Summit (29 November 2023), as cited in "Elon Musk to Advertisers Who Left X: 'Go F*** Yourself'", The Hollywood Reporter (29 November 2023)
“Don't advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself [...] Go fuck yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you're in the audience. That's how I feel, don't advertise.”
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Recorded in: From an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times Dealbook Summit (29 November 2023), as cited in "Elon Musk to Advertisers Who Left X: 'Go F*** Yourself'", The Hollywood Reporter (29 November 2023)
“Offer me money, offer me strength, I don't care.”
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Recorded in: (May 17, 2023)
“The woke mind virus consists of creating very, very divisive identity politics…[that] amplifies racism; amplifies, frankly, sexism; and all of the -isms while claiming to do the opposite...It actually divides people and makes them hate each other and hate themselves.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Why Elon Musk Won’t Stop Talking About a ‘Woke Mind Virus’", WSJ (Dec. 23, 2023)
“Just don't invade Russia. It's never a good idea.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: January 4, 2024 Musk warns against invading Russia, The Press United.
“Most humans have very limited firewalls, so are easily programmed.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (March 9, 2024)
“SpaceX has roughly 6000 satellites and not once have we had to maneuver around a UFO.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (May 6, 2024)
“Civilization is rare. We should do everything possible to save it.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (May 6, 2024)
“I would urge parents to limit the amount of social media that children can see because they're being programmed by a dopamine-maximizing AI.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (May 23, 2024)
“Great damage was done today to the public’s faith in the American legal system.”
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Recorded in: Tweet (May 31, 2024)
“If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter – motivated by politics, rather than justice – then anyone is at risk of a similar fate.”
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Recorded in: Tweet (May 31, 2024)
“DEI kills art.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (May 24, 2024)
“The CEO of an aircraft company should know how to design aircraft, not spreadsheets.”
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Recorded in: Elon Musk is beefing with Boeing again, calling out its CEO and saying he should be able to 'design aircraft, not spreadsheets'", Business Insider (June 26, 2024)
“Support freedom of speech in the UK!”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Post on X (9 August 2024), quoted in "UK considers forcing tech firms to remove 'legal but harmful' content after riots", Financial Times (9 August 2024)
“Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life”
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Recorded in: Post on X (September 10, 2024), as cited in "Elon Musk’s Offer to Father a Child With Taylor Swift Elicits Disgust: 'You’re Creepy. Full Stop'", Variety (September 11, 2024)
“The Dems want to take your kids”
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Recorded in: (September 14, 2024)
“And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔”
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Recorded in: Post on Twitter (15 September 2024), as cited in "Musk Posts Then Deletes 'No One Is Even Trying To Assassinate Biden/Kamala'", Forbes (September 16, 2024)
“Video games are meant for you to be immersed in an exciting and creative alternative reality and have fun with friends. Adding present-day political bullshit kills the vibe.”
“I am become meme.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted from CPAC event in "Elon Musk’s ‘I am become meme’ quote, explained—what it means and where it started", Daily Dot (Feb. 20, 2025)
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit. There it’s they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.”
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Recorded in: Quoted in "Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy", CNN (Mar 5, 2025)
“Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink.”
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Recorded in: Post on X (9 March 2025), a response to Polish Foreign Minister after he implied any threats to shut down Starlink would result in a search for other suppliers. Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Starlink in …
“I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
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Recorded in: Written about the "Big, Beatiful Bill" from the Trump administration, quoted in "Elon Musk attacks Trump's funding bill: 'Disgusting abomination'", ABC News (June 3, 2025)
“This immense level of overspending will drive America into debt slavery!”
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Recorded in: Elon Musk warns excessive spending will plunge US 'into debt slavery'", FOX News (June 4, 2025)
“Progress is measured by the timeline to establishing a self-sustaining civilization on Mars.”
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Recorded in: Starship Update with Elon Musk 2025", TransPocket (June 24, 2025)
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
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Recorded in: Musk in a deleted post on X in June 5, 2025. Reported in "Musk appears to delete X posts claiming Trump was in Epstein files", ABC News (June 7, 2025)
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country. Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to industries of the past, while severely damaging industries of the future.”
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Recorded in: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Faces Opposition From Musk and Some Republicans as the Senate Narrowly Votes to Advance It" Time Magazine (June 29, 2025)
“This bill raises the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION, the biggest increase in history.”
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Recorded in: Elon Is Back to Blasting Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: ‘Utterly Insane’" Daily Beast / Yahoo News (June 29, 2025)
“White people are a rapidly diminishing minority of global population.”
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Recorded in: Musk tweet (September 7, 2025)
“It’s good to have talented people in the administration, but at the end of the day, if you look at our national debt, which is insanely high, the interest payments exceed the [Pentagon] budget and they keep rising...If AI and robots don’t solve our national debt, we’re toast.”
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Recorded in: Quoted in "Musk on his Washington tenure: ‘The government is basically unfixable’", The Hill (Sep 10, 2025)
“Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die.”
“Quote from Musk's address to a Tommy Robinson rally in London in "Musk's language was abhorrent, says home secretary", BBC News (September 15, 2025)”
“AI and robots will replace all jobs.”
“Working will be optional, like growing your own vegetables, instead of buying them from the store.”
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Recorded in: From a post on X official Facebook profile, 22 October 2025
“Civil war in Britain is inevitable. Just a question of when.”
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Recorded in: Social media posting (October 29, 2025)
“(About Amazon's plan to automate 75% of its operations) It’s insane to think that a human will pack and ship boxes in ten years — it’s game over folks.”
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Recorded in: From a post in the official X profile, 3 November 2025
“Not just a few astronauts, I mean literally you. Whoever you are watching this, SpaceX wants to be able to take you to the moon, take you to Mars and ultimately beyond.”
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Recorded in: Quoted in "SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire", AP News (June 12, 2026)
“Never saw this British expat guy who lives in Thailand (sus) at any point when we were in the caves. Only people in sight were the Thai navy/army guys, who were great. Thai navy seals escorted us in — total opposite of wanting us to leave. Water level was actually very low & still (not flowing) — you could literally have swum to Cave 5 with no gear, which is obv how the kids got in. If not true, then I challenge this dude to show final rescue video. You know what, don’t bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 15 July 2018 referring to British diver Vern Unsworth, who participated in the Tham Luang cave rescue. As quoted in Elon Musk calls British diver who helped rescue Thai schoolboys 'pedo guy' in Twitter outburst by Elean…
“[Artificial intelligence] is just digital intelligence. And as the algorithms and the hardware improve, that digital intelligence will exceed biological intelligence by a substantial margin. It's obvious. Ensuring that the advent of AI is good, or at least we try to make it good, seems like a smart move. We're not paying attention. We worry more about what name somebody called someone else, than whether AI will destroy humanity. That's insane. We're like children in a playground. ... The way in which a regulation is put in place is slow and linear. If you have a linear response to an exponential threat, it's quite likely the exponential threat will win. That, in a nutshell, is the issue. .. Your probability of dying on Mars is much higher than earth. Really, the ad for going to Mars would be like Shackleton’s ad for going to the Antarctic: "It’s gonna be hard. There’s a good chance of death, going in a little can through deep space. You might land successfully. Once you land successfully, you’ll be working nonstop to build the base. So, you know, not much time for leisure. And even after doing all this, it’s a very harsh environment, so there’s a good chance you die there. We think you can come back, but we’re not sure." Now, does that sound like an escape hatch for rich people? .. No one should put this many hours into work. This is not good. People should not work this hard. They should not do this. This is very painful. ...it hurts my brain and my heart. ... This is not recommended for anyone. ... I just did it because if I didn't do it, then there was a good chance Tesla would die. .. I believe there’s some explanation for this universe, which you might call God.”
Elon Musk (born 1971) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 25 November 2018 Axios, season 1, episode 4
“According to the geological records, earth has been around for around 4.5 billion years, although it was mostly molten magma for about half a billion years... The sun is gradually getting hotter and bigger, and over time, even in the absence of global warming — the man-made stuff — the sun will expand and it will overheat the earth. My guess is probably... there is only several hundred million years left.... Basically, if it took an extra 10% longer for conscious life to evolve on earth, it wouldn't evolve at all, because it would have been incinerated by the sun. ... It appears that consciousness is a very rare and precious thing, and we should take whatever steps we can to preserve the light of consciousness, and the window has been open; only now after four and a half billion years is that window open, that's a long time to wait ... I'm pretty optimistic by nature, but there's some chance that window will not be open for long, I think we should become a multi-planet civilization while that window is open, and if we do the I think probable outcome for Earth is even better, because then you know Mars could help Earth one day. And so I think we should really do our very best to become a multi-planet species and to extend consciousness beyond Earth, and we should do it now. Thank you.”
“I have this mantra. It's called, "If a schedule is long, it's wrong. If it's tight, it's right." And I've just, basically just go recursive improvement on schedule, with feedback loop. "Did this make it go faster? OK. If it didn't, we're going to need to fix it." If the design takes a long time to build, it's the wrong design. This is the fundamental thing. Over and over, the tendency is to complicate things. And I have another thing which is, the best part is no part. The best process is no process. It weighs nothing, costs nothing, can't go wrong. So, as obvious as that sounds, the best part is no part. The thing I'm most impressed with, when I have the design meetings at SpaceX, is "What did you undesign?" Undesigning is the best thing. Just delete it. That's the best thing.”
“This notion though, that you can just sort of send checks out to everybody and things will be fine is not true, obviously. Some have this absurd view that the economy is like some magic horn of plenty… that just makes stuff. There’s a magic horn of plenty, and the goods and services, they just come from this magic horn of plenty. And then if somebody has more stuff than somebody else, it’s because they took more from this magic horn of plenty. Now let me just break it to the fools out there: If you don’t make stuff, there’s no stuff. If you don’t make the food, if you don’t process the food, if you don’t transport the food, medical treatment, getting your teeth fixed, there’s no stuff. We’ve become detached from reality. You can’t just legislate money and solve these things. If you don’t make stuff, there is no stuff.”
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Recorded in: 7 May 2020 on podcast with Joe Rogan
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence. There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right-wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society... That is why I bought Twitter. I didn't do it because it would be easy. I didn't do it to make more money. I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love ... That said, Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape where anything can be said with no consequences!”
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Recorded in: October 27, 2022 tweet