Nikola Tesla

"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate on using it for the good of humanity, we will surely be aided."

"The idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed."

"Money does not represent such a value as we have been shown. It represents idle destruction."

"All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed—only to be reconsidered in tolerant ages."

"The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences."

"Originality is the only thing that counts. But the world is very prone not to admire original thinkers until they are dead."

"I have conceived an idea which I am convinced is practicable, but the calculations are so involved that I do not see the possibility of my working them out."

"The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up."

"The newspapers are too often made the tools of unscrupulous men."

"Among the greatest of all achievements, we cannot find the work of the politician, the priest, or the soldier."

"The individual is the expression of the cosmos."

"We are all waves in the cosmic ocean of existence."

"I have always been ahead of my time."

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

"The virtue of moral courage is not rightly understood in America."

"The development of human greatness requires the encouragement of virtue and the expression of talent."

"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect."

"I can predict with certainty that aviation will be the most advantageous to mankind."

"The present is theirs; the future is mine."

"One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."

"The more we learn, the more we realize how much we do not know."

"I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that do not work."

"Anything that's hypocritical, false, or deceptive cannot be tolerated."

"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."

"The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains."

"My brain is something more than merely mortal, as to my scientific discoveries, my real interest lies in the true nature of the phenomenon."

"The great scientific man is a man of the world, who has achieved the greatest truths through the deepest study and reflection."

"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees his creation unfolding to success."

"Life is too short to spend in disagreements, disputes and conflicts."

"The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind."