Nikola Tesla Quotes - Page 11
The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind.
July, 1934
If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have the key to the universe.
The perfect purity of the air, the unequaled beauty of the sky, the imposing sight of a high mountain range, the quiet and restfulness of the place—all around contributed to make the conditions for scientific observation ideal.
March 5th, 1904
I expect to live to be able to set a machine in the middle of this room and move it by the energy of no other agency than the medium in motion around us.
May 3rd, 1896
The world, I think, will wait a long time for Nikola Tesla's equal in achievement and imagination.
February, 1943
There is something within me that might be illusion as it is often case with young delighted people, but if I would be fortunate to achieve some of my ideals, it would be on the behalf of the whole of humanity. If those hopes would become fulfilled, the most exiting thought would be that it is a deed of a Serb.
... I do not believe that capital punishment is proper. I do not see how one person can condemn another to death.
October 16th, 1902Source:
...the idea gradually took hold of me that the earth might be used in place of the wire, thus dispensing with artificial conductors altogether. The immensity of the globe seemed an unsurmountable obstacle but after a prolonged study of the subject I became satisfied that the undertaking was rational...
February, 1919Source:
The last 29 days of the month are the hardest.
Our senses enable us to perceive only a minute portion of the outside world.
January 7th, 1905