Have You Seen My Parents' Basement?
Justine: I recently read a profile on Elon. He's quoted as saying something to a friend — during the time we were still married — that he never said to me. He was saying he was prepared to sacrifice everything, his entire fortune, to get a rocket into orbit.
He said — I don't care if Justine and the kids and I end up living in Justine's parents' basement. I'm going to make this happen. I read this and kind of wanted to go back in time, take him by the shoulders, look him seriously in the eyes, and say — have you seen my parents' basement?
I don't care if we end up in her parents' basement. I'm going to make this happen. He never told me.
Be Insane Enough to See Things
Justine: I'd add to Elon's advice and say — be brave enough, be bold enough, and be insane enough to see things more completely, more vividly, more fully than everybody else around you. And refuse to look away from what you see and what you know — even if people want to burn you at the stake.
Visionaries take all that passion and their badass personalities and their mad skills and the mastery of their subject matter — and they use it to put themselves on the line unlike anybody else you'll ever meet.
Be insane enough to see things more completely than everyone around you. Refuse to look away.
Crazy Enough to Accomplish Anything
Justine: In the beginning, we don't trust them because we think they're crazy. But by the end, we trust them — because we know they're crazy. They're crazy enough to accomplish anything and risk it all to bring us something new to believe in.
They might make lousy husbands and terrible wives. They might be the friend who never sends you a birthday present and forgets to show up for coffee. But they bring light to the dark and they show us the universe. Keep the channel open.
They might make lousy husbands. But they bring light to the dark and show us the universe.