“We have a strict 'no a-hole policy' at SpaceX. And we fire people that are. I mean, we give them a little bit of warning. But if they continue to be an a-hole, then they're fired.”

“You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to insp...”

“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable;...”

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate, and make sure yo...”

“I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from ...”

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but...”

“A woman should soften but not weaken a man.”

“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars”

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”