Quotes by Alexander Graham Bell

About Alexander Graham Bell:

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
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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 is due to others rather than to myself.

Alexander Graham Bell

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

Alexander Graham Bell

America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.

Alexander Graham Bell

The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.

Alexander Graham Bell

The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.

Alexander Graham Bell

Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.

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

Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.

Alexander Graham Bell

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

. After innumerable failures I finally uncovered the principle for which I was searching, and I was astounded at its simplicity. I was still more astounded to discover the principle I had revealed not only beneficial in the construction of a mechanic...

Alexander Graham Bell

Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone.

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

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

When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

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

Mr. Watson — Come here — I want to see you. [ ]

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 time you do so you will be certain to find something...

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

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Alexander Graham Bell

Author Bio

  • NameAlexander Graham Bell
  • Descriptionscientist and inventor known for his work on the telephone
  • AliasesGraham Bell
  • BornMarch 3, 1847
  • DiedAugust 1, 1922
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPhysicist
  • AwardsEdison Medal; Elliott Cresson Medal; John Fritz Medal