"I have always been a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it."

"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."

"I did not invent the telephone, the telephone invented me."

"Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone, and following the ruts of conventionality. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do so, …"

"We are all born with a certain potential, and it is up to us to fulfill it."