AP Elon Musk is a badass. He co-founded PayPal, leads both SpaceX and Tesla, and recently released plans for a fast-and-cheap transportation system called Hyperloop.

He specializes in creating things that seem straight out of a sci-fi movie.

Musk, who a past coworker described as "an exceptional freak of nature," has also uttered some gems of wisdom from that magical mind of his over the years.

We collected a few of the best ones.