Alexander Graham Bell

Engineering Scottish-American 1847 – 1922 310 quotes

Invented the telephone

Quotes by Alexander Graham Bell

The telephone is a symbol of human connection.

Speech in Washington D.C. 1878

I have dedicated my life to helping the deaf.

Unknown

The telephone is a marvel of modern engineering.

Letter to a scientific journal 1876

I am a dreamer, but I am also a doer.

Unknown

I have been called a 'father of the deaf,' but I am not. I am a father of the telephone.

Interview

The telephone may be used to convey information, to summon assistance, or to transmit orders.

Lecture, Society of Telegraph Engineers 1877

The inventor is a man who looks around 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.

Speech

The telephone is an instrument of the highest value for the transmission of speech.

Lecture, Society of Telegraph Engineers 1877

The public is always ready to receive a new invention, provided it is a good one.

Speech

The telephone will be an instrument of great social and commercial value.

Lecture, Society of Telegraph Engineers 1877

The invention of the telephone is the result of many years of patient investigation.

Speech

The telephone will ultimately connect the whole world.

Lecture, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1878

The telephone is a speaking telegraph.

Patent application 1876

The inventor is a man who sees what everyone else sees but thinks what no one else thinks.

Speech

The telephone is not a toy, but a serious instrument for the transmission of speech.

Lecture, Society of Telegraph Engineers 1877

I have never been satisfied with the status quo.

Interview

The telephone is a triumph of human ingenuity.

Speech

The telephone is a wonderful instrument.

Demonstration 1876

The telephone is a practical invention.

Lecture, Society of Telegraph Engineers 1877

The telephone is a marvel of science.

Speech