The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily grasped. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.
AC electrical system, inventor
My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
1919
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"From an incandescent mass we have originated, and into a frozen mass we shall turn. Merciless is the law of nature, and rapidly and irresistibly we are drawn to our doom."
Philosophical"From childhood I was compelled to concentrate attention on myself. This caused me much suffering, but, on the other hand, it developed in me powers of introspection and observation."
Controversial"I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own."
Humorous"I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one."
Philosophical"I myself have made my own discoveries in the greatest solitude, and when I have been alone, undisturbed."
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