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Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

failureinnovation— Elon Musk, SpaceX all-hands
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When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

determinationrisk— Elon Musk, 60 Minutes interview
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I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

humormars— Elon Musk, various interviews
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You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great. That's what being a spacefaring civilization is all about.

optimismspace— Elon Musk, SpaceX keynote
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There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

failureinnovation— Elon Musk, Fast Company interview
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I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.

mindsetoptimism— Elon Musk, interview