“ We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest. ”

“ If you aren't thinking about owning a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes. ”

“ [Gold] gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head. ”

“ The most important investment you can make is in yourself. ”

“ You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life. ”

“ Any product that needs a manual to work is broken. ”

“ One of the really tough things is figuring out what questions to ask. Once you figure out the question, then the answer is relatively easy. ”

“ The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing just sounds like the worst. It sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I would have to be on serious drugs. I’d be super-duper bored. I like high intensity. ”

“ My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent. ”

“ I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute. ”

“ You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong. ”

“ Rule No. 1 : Never lose money. Rule No. 2 : Never forget Rule No. 1. ”