Elon Reeve Musk (born 1971) is a South African-born American business magnate, investor, engineer, and inventor.
伊隆·馬斯克（生於1971年）是一名美籍和加籍企業家。他於南非出生。他是SpaceX的創辦者，及特斯拉汽車和 PayPal 的聯合創辦人。

758.”There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering."
中文 / Chinese：  通常人對風險都有很大成見。每人都嘗試儘量自保。

759.”It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one), will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive."
中文 / Chinese：  雇用大量人員去做一件複雜的工作是一個錯誤。數字永遠補償不到天資所能找到正確的答案（例如兩個不懂的人不比一個好），而且會減慢進度，和令到工作會難以置信地昂貴。

760."People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working."
中文 / Chinese：  當人知道目標和為什麼去做，他們會做得更好。人們昐望早上來工作和享受工作是十分重要。

761."My biggest mistake is probably weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart."
中文 / Chinese：  我最大的錯誤或許是太注重人的天資而不是性格。我想人有否一顆好的心是十分重要。

762."If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not."
中文 / Chinese：  假如你早上起來想到將來會更好，那是好的一天。反之，那是壞的一天。

456. Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
中文 / Chinese：  有些人不喜歡改變，但假如面臨災難，你需要選擇改變。

457. I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.
中文 / Chinese：  我想意見反饋是很重要，因為你不斷思考自己做過什麼和怎樣做得更好。

458. When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
中文 / Chinese：  當有些事情足夠地重要時，就算機會不高，你亦會做。

459. If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
中文 / Chinese：  假如你嘗試成立一間公司，它好像烘焙一個蛋糕。所有材料一定要在合適的比率。

460. If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.
中文 / Chinese：  假如你早上起床時想將來會更好，是一個晴天。否則，它不是。

461. Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
中文 / Chinese：  忍耐是美德，我正在學習。它是一個嚴厲的教訓。

462. Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
中文 / Chinese：  堅持很重要。除非被迫你不應當放棄。