Alexander Graham Bell — "A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with — a man is wh…"

"A man's own judgement should be the final appeal in all that relates to himself."

"If it is not necessary, it is obviously not advisable, that deaf children should acquire, and use, as their ordinary and habitual means of communication — their vernacular in fact — a language that is…"

"Environment counts for a great deal. A man's particular idea may have no chance for growth or encouragement in his community. Real success is denied that man, until he finds a proper environment."

"The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion."

"The true inventor is not the one who first conceives an idea, but the one who brings it to fruition."