It seems that I have always been ahead of my time. I had to wait nineteen years before Niagara was harnessed by my system, fifteen years before the basic inventions for wireless which I gave to the world in 1893 were applied universally.

Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences

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

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

Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.

So astounding are the facts in this connection, that it would seem as though the Creator, himself had electrically designed this planet.

The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.