Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson

The only rules are the ones dictated by the laws of physics. Everything else is a recommendation.

“There are a lot of ways to skin a cat,” he said. “But it’s important to know what the post-skinned cat looks like. The answer is muscly and gnarly.”

“People say he’s so smart to be able to count backwards,” Musk said. “But I’m not sure he can count forward.”

All bad news should be given loudly and often. Good news can be said quietly and once.”