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"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success."

— Alexander Graham Bell

Before Anything Else Preparation Is The

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

— Alexander Graham Bell
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This maxim is frequently attributed to Alexander Graham Bell, but no verified source has been found in his speeches, letters, or published writings. The sentiment echoes general Victorian and Edwardian wisdom about the relationship between preparation and success. Without a documented source it should be treated as an unverified attribution.

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There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.
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When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
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The inventor looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world.
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