Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth3 March 1847
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
Alexander Graham Bell quotes about
men ideas benefits
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.
remember compare
Observe, Remember, Compare.
track woods certain
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.
thinking discovery track
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.
thinking breathing giving
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.
men succeed steps
It is the man who carefully advances step by step...who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree.
technology want telephones
First words on the first telephone - "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you."
answers remember persons
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.
simple scotland alps
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!
country men america
America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.
inspirational inspiring procrastination
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
discovery mind collaboration
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.
positive adversity opportunity
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
procrastination differences action
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.