Alexander Graham Bell

"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."

"Discover the seed of your own genius and cultivate it with all the care you would give to the most delicate flower."

"Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice."

"The practical applications of an invention are usually developed by other people."

"Many people confuse bad management with destiny."

"The true scientist sees a problem and cannot resist trying to solve it."

"To be satisfied with little is the greatest wisdom; to be content is the greatest happiness."

"Your attitude towards others will determine their attitude towards you."

"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice."

"Nature is the best teacher. It teaches us patience, persistence, and perseverance."

"The telephone was an accident. I was trying to improve the telegraph."

"Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and choice as comports with the freedom of every other citizen, we maintain the individuality of man."

"Deafness has given me a unique perspective. It taught me to see the world differently."

"The true test of civilization is not the census nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"We are all instruments endowed with certain powers; we use these powers without thinking about how we do it."

"The greatest invention is still to come. Humanity's best days are ahead."

"Seek not the path that others have carved before you, but create your own journey."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."

"The development of civilization has been the result of the efforts of individuals to improve their condition."

"When we learn to be silent, we learn to listen."

"The artist, the inventor, and the scientist all share the same spirit of discovery and creation."

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

"Language is the expression of ideas, and if the people of one country cannot preserve an equality of knowledge with the people of another, they will eventually be governed by them."

"The greatest minds are not those who think the fastest, but those who think the deepest."

"What helps people, helps business. And in the end, we will only truly succeed when we serve the greater good."

"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."

"Do not talk so much about what you intend to do, and instead show what you are doing."

"Beauty is not just in the form of something, but in how it serves a purpose."

"The most useful thing I can do is to remove obstacles that prevent people from succeeding."

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."