Quotes about Ambition

I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company.

I always have optimism, but I'm realistic. It was not with the expectation of great success that I started Tesla or SpaceX... It's just that I thought they were important enough to do anyway.

All happiness depends on courage and work.

I dream of hitting a home run that would knock the clouds out of the sky and land in the next county.

Big results require big ambitions.

Dream big. You can be anything you want to be.

Really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends.

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.

If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do… If you don’t do your chores, the company won’t succeed.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.

You don't really know how ambitious you are until you're tested.