Alexander Graham Bell

"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots."

"Be true to your work, your word, and your friend."

"The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good."

"When a man spends his time giving heed to cymbals and kettledrums, he will never hear the sweeter music of life."

"The true inventor is he who can discard the old and essential and seize upon the new and vital."

"To keep your marriage brimming with love and romance, you must keep courting."

"Some people see things and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not."

"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought."

"The nation that does not value trained intelligence is doomed."

"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit."

"Preparation is the key to opportunity; when it comes, you must be ready."

"The advantages of a great civilization are not to be measured in material wealth alone."

"In the struggle for existence, it is only on those who go with the times that the world bestows its rewards."

"When you make a telephone call, you have a right to know that your conversation is private."

"Science has opened new worlds to us, but man must learn to use them wisely."

"The greatest inventions often come from the need to solve a problem rather than from idle speculation."

"His life was a living sermon on the value of perseverance and faith."

"The deaf and dumb are the most neglected of all classes; they deserve our utmost efforts."

"To be an inventor, one must have the courage to believe in oneself and the persistence to see it through."

"True greatness is not measured by how high you can climb, but by how far you can extend your influence."

"The greatest minds embrace both science and spirituality as complementary truths."

"In the end, we will not remember the words we said, but the impact we had on others."

"Before attempting anything of importance, take time for quiet reflection and prayer."

"The capacity to grow is the capacity to improve, and improvement is the path to success."

"Those who wait for perfect circumstances before acting often wait forever."

"The human race is divided into two classes: those who live by their labor, and those who live by the labor of others."

"Every interruption to our work can be viewed as an opportunity to innovate."

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

"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now."

"Your success depends upon your own exertions; no one can make you successful but yourself."