Nikola Tesla Quotes

Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists.
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Behaviour Intelligence Social Trait World
The entire Earth will be converted into a huge brain.
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Brain Convert Earth Entire One Liner
Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine
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Accomplishment According Evalute Future Myself Present Truth Work
What one man calls God, another calls the laws of physics.
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Call God Law Man Physics Science
Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.
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Certain Condition Development Exist Habit Life Phase
The idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed.
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Flash Ideas Instant Light Reveal Truth
The hard work of the future will be pushing buttons.
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Business Button Future Hard Work Motivational One Liner Publish
Perhaps I failed, but I did my best, These masters of mine may do the rest.
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Business Confidence Failure Master Myself
As I review the events of my past life I realize how subtle are the influences that shape our destinies.
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Destiny Event Influence Life Past Review That Shape
From my childhood I had been intended for the clergy. This prospect hung like a dark cloud on my mind.
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Childhood Cloud Darkness Intend Mind Prospect
When natural inclination develops into a passionate desire, one advances towards his goal in seven-league boots.
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Advance Boots Desire Development Goals Natural Passion
The future will show whether my foresight is as accurate now as it has proved heretofore.
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Accurate Future Prove Science Show
Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves.
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Absorb Contemplation Outside Person World
There is no memory or retentive faculty based on lasting impression. What we designate as memory is but increased responsiveness to repeated stimuli.
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Design Impression Increase Memories Repeat Response
We should begin at the very root from which we spring, we should effect a radical reform in the character of the food.
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Beginning Character Effect Food Roots Spring
The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind.
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Desire Force Guide ManKindness Nature Service
My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.
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Brain Core Exist Inspirational Knowledge Receive Secret Strength Universe
Misunderstandings are always caused by the inability of appreciating one another’s point of view. This again is due to the ignorance of those concerned, not so much in their own, as in their mutual fields.
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Ability Again Always Cause Concern Each Other Field Ignorance Misunderstanding Mutual
The progressive development of man [has as its] ultimate purpose the complete mastery of mind over the material world.
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Complete Development Man Master Material Mind Progress Purpose Ultimate World
Fights between individuals, as well as governments and nations, invariably result from misunderstandings in the broadest interpretation of this term.
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Fight Government Individual Interpretation Misunderstanding Nation Result
All the great religions contain wise prescriptions relating to the conduct of life, which hold good now as they did when they were promulgated.
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Conduct Contain Goodness Greatness Hold Life Prescription Relate Religion
The harness of waterfalls is the most economical method known for drawing energy from the sun.
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Economic Energy Method Science Sun Waterfall
Our entire biological system, the brain, and the Earth itself, work on the same frequencies.
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Biology Brain Earth Entire Frequency Same Science System Work
My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion for reading.
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Book Father Library Manage Passion Reading Satisfaction Try
To know each other we must reach beyond the sphere of our sense perceptions.
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Beyond Each Other Perception Reach Sense
Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.
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Accomplishment According Evaluate Future Myself Present Truth Work
To stop war by the perfection of engines of destruction alone, might consume centuries and centuries. Other means must be employed to hasten the end.
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Alone Century Consume Destruction Employment Ending Engine Perfection Stop War

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