Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELLMan is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfillment of animal desires.
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Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfillment of animal desires.
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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.
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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.
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One day every major city in America will have a telephone.
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God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through life with our eyes shut.
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First words on the first telephone – “Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you.”
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Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.
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Observe, Remember, Compare.
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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.
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With every door that closes a new one opens.
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The great advantage [the telephone] possesses over every other form of electrical apparatus consists in the fact that it requires no skill to operate the instrument.
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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.
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The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking.
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There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end.
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Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.
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