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The inventor...looks 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.

— 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.

Bell Telephone Talk (1901)

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

There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

Sophia's Fire (2005)

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

Bell Telephone Talk (1901)

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