“I have always been ahead of my time.”

“It is paradoxical yet true to say that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense; only through enlightenment do we become conscious of our limitations. One of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.”

“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.”

“Our senses enable us to perceive only a minute portion of the outside world.”

“Money does not represent the value men have placed upon it. I have invested all my money in experiments that led to new discoveries, making life a little easier for mankind.”

“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success. Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love—everything.”

“The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.”

“Our entire biological system, the brain, and the Earth itself work on the same frequencies.”

“Women will ignore precedent and startle civilization with their progress.”

“Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world's machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels.”

“If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6, and 9, you would have the key to the universe.”

“The great mysteries of our existence have yet to be solved; even death may not be the end.”

“To understand the huge mechanism of nature, to discover its creative forces, and to understand its laws — this is the greatest goal of the human mind.”

“There is nothing that can attract human attention and deserves to be the subject of study more than nature.”

“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed — only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.”

“The hard work of the future will be pushing buttons.”

“To know each other, we must reach beyond the sphere of our sense perceptions.”

“Ideas are born when the mind is free from external influence.”

“Insanity and genius have always had a connection.”

“Our brain has very sensitive nerve cells that allow us to sense the truth even before it becomes obvious.”

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.”

“We crave new sensations, but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences.”

“The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind.”

“I hope this is the invention that will make war impossible.”

“If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.”

“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”

“A new idea must not be judged by its immediate results.”

“Of all things, I like books best.”

“I don't care that they stole my idea... I care that they don't have any of their own.”

“Intuition is something that is ahead of accurate knowledge.”

“My method is different. I do not rush into actual work. When I get an idea, I start at once building it up in my imagination. I change the construction, make improvements, and operate the device entirely in my mind.”