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Even the best are molded out of faults

Citing Shakespeare's Measure for Measure—'even the best are molded out of faults'—Isaacson argues you cannot remove the strand of craziness from someone like Musk without unraveling the whole fabric; the drive, demons, and craziness come as one inseparable package.

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Walter Isaacson

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you take the faults of Musk, for example, which includes a craziness... I don’t know that you can take that strand out of the fabric and the fabric remains whole.

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Walter IsaacsonLex Fridman Podcast
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:32:08 AM

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