Graham Bell died 102 years ago. Seven essential quotes

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This August 2 marks 102 years since the death of Alexander Graham Bell in 1922, father of modern telecommunications, Considered the inventor of the telephone for 120 years, until Antonio Meucci was recognized as such.

The naturalized American inventor, Born in Scotland in 1847also contributed to aviation technology –the hydrofoil conceived– and the treatment of hearing and speech disorders. He left behind numerous famous quotes. Here we select seven.

– “A man, as a rule, owes very little to what he is born with: man is what he makes of himself.”

– “Concentrate all your thoughts on the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until they are brought to a focus.”

– “Man is an animal that, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfillment of animal desires.”

– “First and foremost, preparation is the key to success.”

– “The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of constant accretion.”

– “America is a country of inventors, and the greatest inventors are the men of the press.”

– “The nation that secures control of the air will eventually control the world.”