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 BELLSometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
More Alexander Graham Bell Quotes
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When one door closes, another 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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First words on the first telephone – “Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you.”
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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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The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.
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With every door that closes a new one opens.
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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.
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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 telephone will be used to inform people that a telegram has been sent.
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I have travelled 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!
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The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.
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Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods.
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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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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.
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