“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.”
“The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.”
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”
“A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with—a man is what he makes of himself.”
“Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.”
“Educate the masses, elevate their standard of intelligence, and you will certainly have a successful nation.”
“You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth.”
“Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do so, you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before.”
“The inventor looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees.”
“Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.”
“The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.”
“The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking.”
“Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life.”
“The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.”
“Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.”
“It is a neck-and-neck race between Mr. Edison and myself who shall complete our telephone first.”
“In scientific work, we should not look for precedence. If it is good work, it will last.”
“The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately rule the world.”
“Man is the result of what he thinks about all day long.”
“A man’s own judgment should be the final appeal in all that relates to himself.”
“Science sometimes trails as a poor second to art in terms of humanity’s interest.”
“My knowledge of electrical subjects was not acquired in a methodical manner, but was picked up from reading and experimental work.”
“God has strewn our paths with wonders, and we should certainly not go through life with our eyes shut.”
“It is not the highest work that men of genius can do, to say how machines should be constructed.”
“I would rather be the discoverer of a single fact, however insignificant, than the inventor of a century of ingenious hypotheses.”
“The ability to harness sound was one of mankind’s greatest achievements.”
“An inventor’s work is not in securing patents but in applying patents.”
“Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone.”
“One thought leads to another, so never stop thinking.”
“Man’s progress is an ongoing process of exploration and experimentation.”
“The telephone, like the steamboat, had to go through many troubles and difficulties before it finally established itself.”
“Every cause has an effect, and every effect, in turn, becomes a cause.”
“The determination to overcome a difficulty often leads to unexpected discoveries.”
“Hard work and perseverance are the secrets to all great inventions.”
“Progress often arises from small, incremental innovations rather than giant leaps.”
“To invent, one must be brave enough to challenge the norms.”
“Science and art are not at odds; they complement one another in our quest for understanding.”
“Learning never stops; it only grows with experience.”
“Listen to what others ignore; therein may lie the key to your discovery.”
“Each discovery I make is but a stepping stone to something greater.”
“Inspiration exists in all forms of life; it is up to us to notice it.”
“Communication is the key to understanding, and understanding is the key to peace.”
“The world is a book that science is slowly learning to read.”
“Never underestimate the power of curiosity.”
“Great ideas demand patience and persistence.”
“The beauty of the natural world inspires both artists and scientists alike.”
“Every new invention creates its own era of opportunity.”
“The quest for knowledge has no boundaries; it extends as far as the human imagination.”
“Do not dwell in the past; the future belongs to those who innovate.”