“ 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 attain… Alexander Graham Bell
“ The inventor...looks 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. 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. 'Every ti… Alexander Graham Bell
“ The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell
“ My knowledge of electrical subjects was not acquired in a methodical manner but was picked up from such books as I could get hold of and from such experiments as I could make with my own hands. Alexander Graham Bell
“ It is hardly an exaggeration to say that oral teachers and sign teachers found it difficult to sit down in the same room without quarreling, and there was intolerance upon both sides. To say 'oral met… Alexander Graham Bell
“ Educate the masses, elevate their standard of intelligence, and you will certainly have a successful nation. Alexander Graham Bell
“ When one door closes another opens. But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell
“ Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit… 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
“ Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus 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 qu… 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
“ I do not recognize the right of the public to break in the front door of a man's private life in order to satisfy the gaze of the curious... I do not think it right to dissect living men even for the… Alexander Graham Bell
“ When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Alexander Graham Bell
