Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. Inspirational Alexander Graham Bell quotes will motivate you to work hard, never give up and achieve your dreams.
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Famous Alexander Graham Bell Quotes
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. 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. Alexander Graham Bell
The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking. Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander Graham
I would impress upon your minds the fact that if you want to do a man justice, you should believe what a man says himself rather than what people say he says. Alexander Graham Bell.
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell
A man’s own judgment should be the final appeal in all that relates to himself. Alexander Graham Bell.
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. Alexander Graham Bell
The most successful men, in the end, are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell.
I have traveled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all! Alexander Graham Bell
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. Alexander Graham Bell.
The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another. Alexander Graham Bell
Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfillment of animal desires. Alexander Graham Bell.
Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone and following one after the other like a flock of sheep. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Alexander Graham Bell
It is the man who carefully advances step by step who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree. Alexander Graham Bell
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell
Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life. What does a pup amount to that has gained its growth in a few days or weeks, beside a man who only attains it in as many years. Alexander Graham Bell.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell
There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things. Alexander Graham Bell.
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. Alexander Graham Bell
I have always considered myself as an Agnostic. Alexander Graham Bell.
You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them. Alexander Graham Bell
Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone. Alexander Graham Bell.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. Alexander Graham Bell
The inventor is a man who looks around upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world; he is haunted by an idea. The spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization. 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. 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 than he can help thinking or breathing. Alexander Graham Bell.
One day every major city in America will have a telephone. Alexander Graham Bell
When one door closes, another one opens. Alexander Graham Bell.
First words on the first telephone Mr. Watson come here I want to see you. 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. Alexander Graham Bell.
Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. You will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Of course, it will be a little thing, but do not ignore it. One discovery will lead to another, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind, and really big discoveries are the result of thought. Alexander Graham Bell
Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought. Alexander Graham Bell.
God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through life with our eyes shut Alexander Graham Bell
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell.
Observe, Remember, Compare. Alexander Graham Bell
The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking. Alexander Graham Bell.
The inventor is a man who looks around the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world; he is haunted by an idea. The spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization. Alexander Graham Bell
One day there will be a telephone in every major city in the USA. Alexander Graham Bell.
We are all too much inclined, I think, to walk through life with our eyes shut. There are things all around us and right at our very feet that we have never seen because we have never really looked. Alexander Graham Bell
Such a chimerical idea as telegraphing vocal sounds would indeed, to most minds, seem scarcely feasible enough to spend time in working over. I believe, however, that it is feasible and that I have got the cue to the solution of the problem. Alexander Graham Bell.
When one door closes, another one opens. Alexander Graham Bell
The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid onto houses just like water or gas and friends converse with each other without leaving home. 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. 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. Alexander Graham Bell.
Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Alexander Graham Bell
I have discovered that my interest in my dear pupil, Mabel, has ripened into a far deeper feeling than that of mere friendship. In fact, I know that I have learned to love her very sincerely. Alexander Graham Bell.
Another discovery which came out of my investigation was the fact that when one gives his or her order to produce a definite result and stands by that order, it seems to have the effect of giving one what might be termed a second sight which enables him or her to see right through ordinary problems. What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when one is in that state of mind in which he or she knows exactly what one wants and is fully determined not to quit until he or she finds it. Alexander Graham Bell
Morse conquered his electrical difficulties although he was only a painter, and I don’t intend to give in either till all is completed. Alexander Graham Bell.
Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought. Alexander Graham Bell
Dumbness comes from the fact that a child is born deaf and that it consequently never learns how to articulate, for it is by the medium of hearing that such instruction is acquired. 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 to breathe. Alexander Graham Bell
Another discovery which came out of my investigation was the fact that when a man gives his order to produce a definite result and stands by that order it seems to have the effect of giving him what might be termed a second sight which enables him to see right through ordinary problems. Alexander Graham Bell.
The most successful men, in the end, are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell
To my delight, he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said. I asked him to repeat the words. He answered, ‘You said, Mr. Watson, come here I want to see you. Alexander Graham Bell.
With every door that closes a new one opens. Alexander Graham Bell
A person without a practical end in view becomes a crank or an idiot. Such persons fill our asylums. Alexander Graham Bell.
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world. Alexander Graham Bell
The final result of our researches has widened the class of substances sensitive to light vibrations until we can propound the fact of such sensitiveness being a general property of all matter. Alexander Graham Bell.
It is the man who carefully advances step by step who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree. Alexander Graham Bell
I have had the feeling that a properly constructed flying machine should be capable of being flown as a kite; and conversely, that a properly constructed kite should be capable of use as a flying machine when driven by its own propellers. Alexander Graham Bell.
