More Quotes by Nikola Tesla
The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind.
Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.
But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other willful effort of the brain, is futile.
Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.
All matter comes from a primary substance, the luminiferous ether
Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists.
Each day we go to our work in the hope of discovering.
The opinion of the world does not affect me. I have placed as the real values in my life what follows when I am dead.
Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them.
Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of energy. I never paid such a price.
