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Alexander Graham Bell

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When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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God has strewn our paths with wonders and we certainly should not go through Life with our eyes shut.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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


— Alexander Graham Bell


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


— Alexander Graham Bell


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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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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.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.


— Alexander Graham Bell


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About Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell Quotes




Did you know about Alexander Graham Bell?

Once the family was settled in both Bell and his father made plans to establish a teaching practice and in 1871 he accompanied his father to Montreal where Melville was offered a position to teach his System of Visible Speech. Bell began a series of public demonstrations and lectures to introduce the new invention to the scientific community as well as the general public. The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street and has a stone inscription marking it as Alexander Graham Bell's birthplace.

Many other inventions marked Bell's later life including groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications hydrofoils and aeronautics. In 1888 Bell became one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society. Alexander Graham Bell (March 3 1847 – August 2 1922) was an eminent scientist inventor engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

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