Elon Musk says
“It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree -- make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.”
“I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.”
“If something is too hard, we move on to something else. What could be simpler than that?”
“Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a day - and overestimate what they can accomplish in a year.”
“Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group… then to hell with them.”
“The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated as holding pens—miniature jails, really. It’s only when black children start breaking out of their pens and bothering white people that society even pays any attention to the issue of whether these children are being educated.”
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”
“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.”
“People calculate too much and think too little.”
“Change is never easy, but always possible.”
“Own your work and compound credibility.”
“The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.”
“There is no better teacher than history in determining the future... There are answers worth billions of dollars in 30$ history book.”
