Nikola Tesla

"Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment."

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

"Life and death are very closely related."

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

"I watched the moon rise over the bay by the same route when I was a boy."

"There is something divine about electricity."

"A student of nature, I am, who has spent his entire life probing her secrets."

"Most of the money went into experiments."

"The distinction between the world of commerce and the world of pure science should be more clearly marked."

"The wireless transmitter is the greatest marvel of scientific achievement."

"I have none of the makings of the poor fool that struts about in a starched collar aching to tell his audience of his most private affairs."

"Genius is but a spark that flies and finds in some prepared mind a place to grow."

"The human race is not yet ready for a peaceful existence."

"My principal hobby has always been to originate ideas and to develop them."

"I have tried to not only think about the problems of the world but solve them."

"I have learned to gather all the evidence first and draw conclusions."

"The day when we shall know the exact character of the pressure of light and heat will be the day of a new triumph for science."

"I could only achieve success in my endeavors by paying attention to every detail."

"Jealousy, that prevalent evil of small minds and narrow souls, was altogether foreign to my nature."

"I have been put in a position where I must be silent and passive."

"I am even more convinced that electricity cannot be treated as a form of energy."

"The greatest achievements of man have resulted from the transmission and storage of ideas."

"I have learned to gather all evidence first and afterwards draw conclusions."

"If he only knew the healing power of work, he would not fear old age."

"Any peace which compromises the principles of human rights is not a peace worth having."

"I have devoted much of my time to the study of the problem of utilizing the natural energy of the sun."

"Throughout space there is energy; is this energy static or kinetic?"

"Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point of the universe."

"The inexhaustible supply of energy comes from the sun."

"I spent the greater part of my life looking for truth."