When it comes to pausing the world for a comment, observation or joke, few people command the attention enjoyed byTesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) andSpaceXCEO Elon Musk. With more than 78 million people following him onTwitter(NYSE:TWTR), the world's media reporting on his latest remarks and a mass following of investors and acolytes hanging on his every word, Musk is arguably the most influential wordsmith in the English-speaking world.

And for those who cannot get enough of what Musk has to say, here are 20 of his most pithy quotes designed to inspire and entertain.

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