Nikola Tesla Quotes

“We all face a fundamental choice in our lives. Do we take the path prescribed by our “now you’re supposed to” society, or do we take our own path to toward the life we feel we ought to be living?”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“we may not be built for the NFL or Kentucky Derby, but we’re surrounded by opportunities every day, everywhere we go. There is no shortage of problems to be solved, needs and desires to be fulfilled, and innovative ways to help others.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“activity. So, what does all this tell us? First, that the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice. Second, that there are no such things as natural-born under- or overachievers—there are simply people that tap into their true potentials and people that don’t.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“indoctrinated”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“Well, I believe there are very practical answers to what makes a genius tick. I believe there are principles that we can isolate and use to better our own lives. I believe that genius is a path that we can all take and derive much benefit, happiness, fulfillment, and success from...not a genetic windfall or divine gift. Ultimately, this is the path to greatness.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“deep down inside, we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive. And that’s what the nature of genius is ultimately about.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“It’s no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for their work, but do the same for their lives.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“Don’t confuse creativity and imagination with “thinking” either. Ray Bradbury said that thinking is the enemy of creativity because it’s self-conscious. When you think you sit calmly and try to reason through something in a structured, logical way. Creativity dances to a different tune.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“As journeys unfold, new challenges arise and pressures mount. These successive tolls must too be paid in creativity and ingenuity, as they were by history's most imaginative minds.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“Imagination is the life force of the genius code. This force amplifies and colors every other piece of the code, and unlocks our potential for understanding and ability.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“Last-minute design changes were required, however, necessitating more money. Tesla had already obtained a second loan from Morgan, and when those funds ran out, he again approached the financier for additional capital. In an attempt to convince the powerful Morgan to invest another large sum, Tesla explained”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“This is the beauty of imagination. An unexpected dead end in one journey is merely an opportunity to set a new course for another. Losing what we have can only do us real harm when we feel we can’t create it, or something equally valuable or compelling, again, and that ability resides squarely in our imagination.”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century

“When the great truth accidentally revealed and experimentally confirmed is fully recognized, that this planet, with all its appalling immensity, is to electric currents virtually no more than a small metal ball and that by this fact many possibilities, each baffling imagination and of incalculable consequence, are rendered absolutely sure of accomplishment,”
― Sean Patrick, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century