Nikola Tesla:

With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.

— Nikola Tesla Modern

AC electrical system, inventor

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Profound and metaphorical description of the pursuit of ideas and ambition.

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