KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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116 quotes from Elon Musk
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
— Elon Musk
Musk discussing entrepreneurship and risk.
Public remarks
“We're on track to do so.”
— Elon Musk
May 30, 2025   •   Musk's assessment of DOGE's progress toward his $1 trillion savings target.
White House press conference
“Instead of doing DOGE, I would have basically worked on my companies.”
— Elon Musk
December 1, 2025
Katie Miller Podcast / Reuters
“You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”
— Elon Musk
Public remarks
“A good sign as to whether there is free speech is, is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like?”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“It's really intended to just get a feel for what Donald Trump is just like in a conversation.”
— Elon Musk
August 12, 2024
X conversation with Donald Trump
“I like to make useful things.”
— Elon Musk
August 12, 2024
X conversation with Donald Trump
“If there's not a good feedback loop from the people to the government, then what meaning does democracy actually have?”
— Elon Musk
February 11, 2025
White House Oval Office remarks
“The people voted for major government reform, and that's what the people are going to get.”
— Elon Musk
February 11, 2025
White House Oval Office remarks
“I think generally Twitter has been a force for good.”
— Elon Musk
August 12, 2024
X conversation with Donald Trump
“I think Twitter should open-source the algorithm.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“That's what the people are going to get.”
— Elon Musk
February 1, 2025   •   Discussing government reform and DOGE.
White House remarks
“I do think that we want to be just very reluctant to delete things.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022   •   Musk discussing content moderation on Twitter.
TED2022
“If that is the case, then we have free speech.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“I don't have a stone-cold heart.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“There was a lot of waste and fraud.”
— Elon Musk
December 1, 2025   •   Musk's characterization of federal spending encountered by DOGE.
Katie Miller Podcast / Reuters
“That's just how my brain works.”
— Elon Musk
May 8, 2021
Saturday Night Live monologue
“He's representing the will of the people.”
— Elon Musk
February 18, 2025   •   Musk referring to President Donald Trump.
Fox News Hannity interview
“We became, essentially, the DOGE boogeyman.”
— Elon Musk
May 30, 2025   •   Musk arguing that DOGE was blamed for federal cuts it had not made.
White House press conference
“Inflation is caused by excess government spending.”
— Elon Musk
August 12, 2024   •   Musk's characterization of inflation; inflation can have multiple causes.
X conversation with Donald Trump