Alexander Graham Bell Quotes

Canadian-American scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922)

Alexander Graham Bell (3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.

From: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Alternative Names: Alexander G. Bell • Graham Bell • Alexander Bell

From Wikidata (CC0)

Showing quotes in randomized order to avoid selection bias. Click Popular for most popular quotes.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Por regla general, un hombre debe muy poco a aquello con lo que ha nacido. Un hombre es lo que consigue hacer de sí mismo.

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 Quotes

Advanced Search Filters