Quotes from Sean Patrick

Tesla's continued research in the field of ultra-high-frequency energy led him to conclude that it was only a matter of time until science would discover a veritable source of inexhaustible, free

We all face a fundamental choice in our lives. Do we take the path prescribed by our "now you're supposed to" society, or do we take our own path toward the life we feel we ought to be living?

believe that genius is a path that we can all take and derive much benefit, happiness, fulfillment, and success from...not a genetic windfall

we don't seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive.

If you believe the fearmongers, there never is a good time to start anything. Something is always wrong. There are always holes in the business model, always dangers lying below the surface, waiting to swallow you whole. But if you believe in your inherent creativity and resourcefulness—if you acknowledge your inner genius—then almost any time is a good time to start anything.

there was one common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard and intensely that it hurt.

What is imagination, though? Michelangelo said he saw angels in the marble and carved until he set them free. 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.

Tesla was never one to chase recognition—he was after the pure thrill of discovery and creation.

diagrammed the motor in the sand while his friend watched, unsure of what to think. After all, such a machine was theoretically impossible. In fact, seven years earlier, his professor at a college in Austria ridiculed him for suggesting that direct current generators could

Before you can connect dots, you need to have dots to connect.

In his new Manhattan lab, funded meagerly by friends, Tesla's wondrous imagination led him to research the resonant frequencies

every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced by lesser minds. For one reason or another, many people just "don't get it.

one common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard and intensely that it hurt.

Don't confuse creativity and imagination with "thinking" either. Ray Bradbury said that thinking is the enemy of creativity because it's self-conscious.

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

I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man.

The more varied your knowledge and experiences are, the more likely you are to be able to create new associations and fresh ideas.

Nobody can love what they don't feel in their hearts.

should Americans ever find themselves faced with an incorrigible government of totalitarian oppression, a government that has abandoned the very principles this nation was founded upon and that reconstituted a slavery like that of the past, then the people have the natural, inalienable right to change the government as they see fit, and the spirit of this amendment clearly applies.

became known, was slow and expensive. Delays in receiving equipment plagued Tesla due to the complicated and unusual nature of his designs. In 1903, the tower structure was nearly complete, and the transmitter was operational. As testing began, residents in the area reported seeing "all sorts

An unexpected dead end in one journey is merely an opportunity to set a new course for another. Losing what we have can only do us real harm when we feel we can't create it, or something equally valuable or compelling, again, and that ability resides squarely in our imagination.

I am lord of Asia. Come to me, and you shall receive all that you can ask. But if you deny my right as your lord, stand and fight for your kingdom. I will seek you wherever you are.

Or, as Tesla put it, "A single ray of light from a distant star falling upon the eye of a tyrant in bygone times may have altered the course of his life, may have changed the destiny of nations, may have transformed the surface of the globe; so intricate, so inconceivably complex are the processes in Nature." It

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.