More Quotes by Alexander Graham Bell
There are two critical points in every aerial flight-its beginning and its end.
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.
When one door closes, another one opens.
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.
Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone and following one after the other like a flock of sheep. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods.
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.
Observe, Remember, Compare.
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.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.