"We crave for new sensations but soon become indifferent to them."
"The present trend in the direction of specialization must inevitably lead to a form of scientific anarchy."Education
"The wound caused by science and reason is cured only by science and reason."Science
"Human beings are merely a vehicle for ideas."Philosophy
"Simplicity is more complicated than complexity."Wisdom
"I think we are just at the beginning of a new civilization."Hope
"Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe."Nature
"The present cannot be otherwise than it is."
"Nature may reach the same result in many ways."Nature
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
"I never knew what I was going to invent next."Creativity
"Man likes to think of himself as more powerful than nature."
"The present is theirs; the future is mine."Dreams
"I have not failed but found 10,000 ways that will not work."
"I am convinced that the present system is wrong."Change
"The scientists of today are not more in the wrong than before."Science
"I plant my feet on a firm foundation and will not accept unsupported claims."Truth
"The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire."
"I have not been wrong in my observations."
"What has become of my dream of transmitting power without wires?"Dreams
"The practical success of an idea depends largely on the personality of the experimenter."Perseverance
"I have devoted myself wholly to the advancement of science."
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."Perseverance
"The feeling is something different."
"I maintain that the present system has completely failed."Change
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in its general aspects."Kindness
"The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result."Patience
"I developed a system of alternating electric current."
"The present is theirs; the future for which I really worked, is mine."
"No gratification can be found equal to the joy of a great scientific discovery."