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Quotes from the Inventor of the Telephone

Inspiration from Alexander Graham Bell

12 inspirational quotes from Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone, as explored by entrepreneur.com.

On the future: “The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking.”

On success: “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”
On focus – “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to focus.”

On opportunity: “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.”

On development: “A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself.”

On collaboration: “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.”

On growth: “The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.”

On ideas: “You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth.”

On goals: “The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.”

On failure: “The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.”

On risk: “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.”

On entrepreneurship: “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. The spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization.”

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