"In crystal we have a pure evidence of the existence of a formative life principle, and although in spite of everything we cannot understand the life of crystals - it is still a living being."

"My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, and inspiration."

"The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine."

"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 entire…"

"The human race is governed by its imagination."