What is Nikola Tesla's most famous quote?

One of Nikola Tesla's most famous quotes is: "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."

How many Nikola Tesla quotes are there?

We have collected 10 of Nikola Tesla's most famous and inspiring quotes on this page.

What was Nikola Tesla's IQ?

Nikola Tesla's estimated IQ was 195.

Nikola Tesla Quotes

Estimated IQ: 195

10 famous and inspiring quotes from Nikola Tesla

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.
— Nikola Tesla

If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.
— Nikola Tesla

I don't care that they stole my idea. I care that they don't have any of their own.
— Nikola Tesla

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.
— Nikola Tesla

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.
— Nikola Tesla

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.
— Nikola Tesla

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.
— Nikola Tesla

If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.
— Nikola Tesla

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments.
— Nikola Tesla

Instinct is something which transcends knowledge.
— Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla (estimated IQ 195) is one of history's most celebrated minds. These quotes reflect the depth of thought and wisdom that made Nikola Tesla one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived.

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