Alexander Graham Bell — "What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes ava…"

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to give up until he finds it.
Alexander Graham Bell — Alexander Graham Bell Modern · Telephone inventor

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A very popular quote, often attributed to Bell, but its exact origin is hard to pinpoint, and it sounds more like a generalized inspirational statement than a direct quote from his scientific writings or letters.

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