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You are familiar with the phrase "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"? It is a lie. Man's grasp exceeds his nerve. The first time I tried to change the world, I was
by ryuuji 4y ago
You are familiar with the phrase "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"? It is a lie. Man's grasp exceeds his nerve. The first time I tried to change the world, I was hailed as a visionary. The second time, I was asked politely to retire. Society only tolerates one change at a time. -Nikola Tesla (in "The Prestige")
- KerrAvon 4y agoTesla, like Preston Tucker, was his own undoing. Tesla did not manage his business relationships well. He needed someone to help him with that, and didn’t have such a person.