Nikola Tesla

Electrical Engineer Serbian-American 1856 – 1943

Pioneered alternating current and wireless transmission technology.

385 quotes

"There is a tremendous wastage of human energy in the world."
Work
"The present age of superstition and ignorance may be succeeded by an age of knowledge and wisdom."
Hope
"The importance of proper education cannot be overestimated."
Education
"I had to overcome many obstacles."
Perseverance
"Genius is but the result of patient industry and research."
Creativity
"Great moments are born from great opportunity."
"The scientific man works endlessly and with devotion in his field."
"Peace will prevail when the power of love overcomes the love of power."
Peace
"By every indication, I should have a very long life ahead of me."
Health
"I can feel the electricity flowing in my veins."
"The distinction between the world of imagination and reality is not easily perceived by mankind."
Imagination
"Every effort under the banner of the dynamic theory has been opposed by the guardians of the status quo."
Change
"To accelerate the development of human civilization, one must be in constant pursuit of innovation."
"I believed I could make the world better by pursuing the impossible."
Inspiration
"The world will make itself ready for the astonishing discoveries that will be made."
"Electrical action is something that takes place within the atom."
Science
"I felt as though the walls were closing in on me."
"To understand nature's secrets, one must observe patiently and think deeply."
Wisdom
"The past is already history, the future yet unwritten, but the present is ours to enjoy."
Time
"All my life I have always had an extraordinary sense of knowing things instinctively."
"Free energy is all around us, waiting to be harnessed by a receptive mind."
Technology
"I am not fighting for myself, but for humanity."
Justice
"We are all connected, all part of one cosmic whole."
"The greatest inventions come from understanding the deepest laws of nature."
"My methods are really the expression of the same natural principles which I have observed in the construction of the universe."
Philosophy