Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. Alexander Graham Bell
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.
Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. Alexander Graham Bell
Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
I will not steal a victory. The end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue. Alexander Graham Bell
I will not steal a victory. The end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. Alexander Graham Bell
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men. Alexander Graham Bell
America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.
I begin my work at about nine or ten o'clock in the evening and continue until four or five in the morning. Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought. Alexander Graham Bell
I begin my work at about nine or ten o'clock in the evening and continue until four or five in the morning. Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.
Perseverance must have some practical end, or it does not avail the man possessing it. A person without a practical end in view becomes a crank or an idiot. Such persons fill our asylums. Alexander Graham Bell
Perseverance must have some practical end, or it does not avail the man possessing it. A person without a practical end in view becomes a crank or an idiot. Such persons fill our asylums.
A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself. Alexander Graham Bell
A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.
Wherever you may find the inventor, you may give him wealth or you may take from him all that he has; and he will go on inventing. He can no more help inventing that he can help thinking or breathing. Alexander Graham Bell
Wherever you may find the inventor, you may give him wealth or you may take from him all that he has; and he will go on inventing. He can no more help inventing that he can help thinking or breathing.
Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do, you will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Alexander Graham Bell
Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do, you will be certain to find something you have never seen before.
Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in comprehending an imperfect gabble if only the accent and rhythm are natural. Alexander Graham Bell
Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in comprehending an imperfect gabble if only the accent and rhythm are natural.