Quotes from Sean Patrick

By the end of 1897, Westinghouse was nearly bankrupt, and it looked as though Morgan would usurp everything that Tesla and Westinghouse had built together.

Let's also not forget the overarching theme of the new direction for America, as outlined in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable Rights; that among these, are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness...

Eventually, in the guise of preventing "hate speech," all manner of communications will be forbidden. Restrictions will undoubtedly find their way into politics, current affairs, jurisprudence, but they could plausibly be expected to stretch into the realms of philosophy, religion, education, economics, civics, and other subjects that build our fundamental character.

we've been indoctrinated to believe that the higher the IQ, the more likely one is to succeed in life.

One of Morgan's managers, Charles Coffin, gloated to Westinghouse about how easily Morgan had established Edison's monopoly by bribing local politicians and installing systems that

Through censorship, our opinions and attitudes will become prescribed by the authorities, with dissenting views labeled as heretical and punishable by law. If this happens, we will surely see the dissolution of the rest of our rights accelerate, unhindered by public scrutiny and outrage.

I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them [the people] not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education.

Most of us regard creativity in the same way we regard that statement—as a mysterious gift that can't be explained or cultivated. But we're wrong. Like genius itself, creativity is a process, not a providence. The

The article caught the attention of J.P. Morgan, who called on Tesla. Tesla met with Morgan and explained that he

was a dream project for Tesla, and Westinghouse was awarded the contract. Construction began immediately, and Tesla would oversee it. Progress was slow. The project was perilous and fraught with

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." – Thomas Jefferson

this we can see the necessity of being willing to fight for your creations. Morgan and Edison weren't satisfied with trying to ruin Tesla through capitalistic competition—they were resorting to outright depravity

Morgan retaliated with a strategy that would become one of his hallmarks. He spread rumors to Wall Street that Westinghouse's company was financially unstable, which dissuaded investors from giving Westinghouse the capital that he needed to expand the production and installation of his alternating current generators. Morgan then began an attack through stock manipulation, and moved to gain control of The Westinghouse Corporation, and thus Tesla's patents.

thinking is the enemy of creativity because it's self-conscious.

to win, whereas others quit early and easily? Are there practical answers to these questions, or are they unsolvable enigmas of human psychology? Well, I believe there are very practical answers to what makes a genius tick. I believe

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

It's about how we can empower ourselves to bring true meaning to our lives and the lives of others in ways most people would consider impossible. It's about rising above a life of, as Thoreau said, "quiet desperation" that ends with our songs still in our hearts, and experience the rapture of truly living. It's about saying yes to our adventures.

Did the chronicles of their lives collectively

Argonauts—and builds the largest ship ever constructed. He then figures out how to successfully navigate the legendary maze of crushing rocks known as the Symplegades, yoke fire-breathing, bronze-hoofed oxen, trick a mighty army guarding the Fleece into ravaging

Fragments of all kinds of data find their way into orbit. We're pulled in one direction, then suddenly our instincts send us flying in another. Material collides and fuses, disappears and reappears. This chaos is essential to the creative process. A

The further you move toward greatness, the more greatness demands from you.

the "10,000 hour" rule. The rule's premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery of it takes around ten thousand hours of focused, intentional practice. Analyzing the lives of geniuses in a wide range of intellectual, artistic, and athletic pursuits confirms this concept.

true of intelligence and success in life. You only have to be smart enough to fulfill the intellectual requirements for success.