Nikola Tesla
Pioneer of alternating current and wireless technology
Quotes by Nikola Tesla
The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, then a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.
I have always been ahead of my time.
The world is not yet prepared for the Wireless.
My method is different. I do not rush into actual work. When I get an idea I start at once building it up in my imagination. I change the construction, make improvements and operate the device in my mind.
The idea of the wireless transmission of power is not new. It has been dreamed of by many, but I have been the first to demonstrate its practicability.
I have harnessed the cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device.
The greatest discoveries have been made by men whose minds were free from the fetters of dogma and tradition.
The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter — for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.
The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.
I could only achieve success in my life by sacrificing many things, among them, my marriage.
The true inventor is a man of vision, who sees beyond the present and into the future.
The wireless transmission of power is not a dream, but a reality.
I have always been a dreamer, but I have also been a doer.
The future will show who is right and who is wrong.
The evolution of man is based on the evolution of his consciousness.
The greatest good is the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
The human race is a machine, and it is my duty to make it run better.
The universe is a symphony of vibrating strings.
I have always been a man of peace, but I have also been a man of action.
The world is a stage, and we are all actors.