If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.
Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was born in Smiljan, in the Lika region, and studied in Graz and Prague before leaving for the United States in 1884. His work on alternating current laid the foundation of modern electrical power systems. He filed around three hundred patents, and died without property in a New York hotel.
About this theme: Inspiration
The word inspiration literally means breathing in — something arriving from outside. The image is old, and it explains why inspiration is so often discussed as a gift that either comes or does not. The working practice of almost everyone who has made anything says the opposite: it usually shows up in the middle of the work rather than before it.
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- The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.
- The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result; his duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.
- Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter.
- Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.
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- Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.— Marcus Aurelius
- It always seems impossible until it's done.— Nelson Mandela
- Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.— Swami Vivekananda
- When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.— Henry Ford
- I would rather die of passion than of boredom.— Vincent van Gogh