Facts about Alexander Graham Bell

Occup.Inventor
FromScotland
BornMarch 3, 1847
DiedAugust 2, 1922
Aged75 years

Summary

Alexander Graham Bell was a famous Inventor from Scotland, who lived between March 3, 1847 and August 2, 1922. He/she became 75 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Alexander.

Related authors: Elbert Hubbard (Writer), Anne Sullivan (Educator), Annie Jump Cannon (Scientist)

11 Famous quotes by Alexander Graham Bell

Small: Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given cre
"Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself"
Small: Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The suns rays do not burn until brought to a focus
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus"
Small: Before anything else, preparation is the key to success
"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success"
Small: America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men
"America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men"
Small: A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself
"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself"
Small: When one door closes, another opens but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door t
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us"
Small: What this power is I cannot say all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man i
"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"
Small: The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world
"The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world"
Small: The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion
"The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion"
Small: Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open
"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open"
Small: Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids
"Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids"