Everyone steals in commerce and industry. I've stolen a lot, myself. But I know how to steal! They don't know how to steal!

— Thomas Edison Tesla : The Modern Sorcerer (1999)

Variants

Everyone steals in commerce and industry. I have stolen a lot myself. But at least I know how to steal.

An Enemy Called Average (1990)

Artifacts : An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley (2001)

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