# The Present Is Theirs the Future for Which I Really Worked Is Mine by Nikola Tesla > "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." > **— Nikola Tesla**, *Interview / biographical quotation tradition* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Interview / biographical quotation tradition. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Interview / biographical quotation tradition](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Science Ecosystem|Science Ecosystem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." — Nikola Tesla, Interview / biographical quotation tradition https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nikola-tesla-present-theirs-future-really-worked ```