I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one that is in the power of any man to perform in the given time-but it is too late to go back. -Eli Whitney Power
I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected. -Eli Whitney Respect
One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion. -Eli Whitney Work
I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one that is in the power of any man to perform in the given time-but it is too late to go back. -Eli Whitney Fear