"The inventor looks at the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve them, he wants to change things, he is inspired by the desire to invent."

"The telephone will revolutionize communication."

"The greatest achievement is to rise above yourself."

"Man is the result of slow growth; that is why he occupies the position he does in animal life. What does a pup amount to that has gained its growth in a few days or weeks, beside a man who only attain…"

"Any one, if he will only observe, can find some little thing he does not understand as a starter for an investigation."