Alexander Graham Bell — "The telephone is a wonderful instrument, but it is not a perfect one."

"I begin my work at about nine or ten o'clock in the evening and continue until four or five in the morning. Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought."

"The telephone is an electrical toy."

"The telephone will revolutionize communication."

"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…"

"The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and inspire them to be what they always wanted to be."