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Bell Quotes

A bell can open a discovery or close a contest.

This page of bell quotes moves from cooperative research at Bell Telephone Labs to a discovery about static that opened the field of radio astronomy. See related insight in our Always quotes.

I found that my career at Bell Telephone Labs thrived because of the environment, which encouraged cooperative research, offered opportunities for access to sophisticated equipment, and fellowship.

Quotes by Willard Boyle

I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance.

Quotes by Roscoe Mitchell

I ended up working in Michigan for a young company called Sycor out of Michigan, worked there, and that company got bought by Northern Telecom. We became the Bell Northern Research Labs of Northern Telecom.

Quotes by Ram Shriram

I miss the ring and look forward to hearing the opening bell ring again.

Quotes by Oleksandr Usyk

Able Quotes

But when researchers at Bell Labs discovered that static tends to come from particular places in the sky, the whole field of radio astronomy opened up.

Quotes by Murray Gell-Mann

Saved by the Bell' in space would be so great.

Quotes by Mary Wiseman

I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.

Quotes by Lake Bell

I love Le'Veon Bell.

Quotes by LaDainian Tomlinson

Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.

Quotes by Julian Bond

Always Quotes

The game is not lost - or won - until the last bell goes.

Quotes by John Curtin

I played with Eddie Taylor's son, Tim Taylor and Carey Bells son Lurie Bell.

Quotes by Jimmy Smith

Steve Martin is such an exquisite and precise writer. Everything is so clear; it's like a bell. He says what he means and says it so beautifully.

Quotes by Jason Schwartzman

The testimony and the documentary evidence produced by the Government demonstrate that the Bell System had violated the antitrust laws in a number of ways over a lengthy period of time.

Quotes by Harold H. Greene

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

Quotes by Gerry Cooney

America Quotes

In America, we have this bell curve of certain values. And then we have another bell curve of different values, which is the Republican Party. And they're out of sync right now.

Quotes by Foster Friess

I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!

Quotes by Fergie

My nickname is Esta Bell.

Quotes by Ester Dean

Believe it or not, I got into the charismatic, shady, sly heart of Sedgewick Bell by watching CNN and C-SPAN.

Quotes by Emile Hirsch

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited.

Quotes by Elisha Gray

Analysing Quotes

The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I'm fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it's a 25-minute fight, I'll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of 'bell' quotes are collected here?
This page spans Bell Telephone Labs research and discovery to the literal bell that signals whether a contest is over.
Did research at Bell Labs lead to a major scientific discovery?
Yes, one quote credits Bell Labs researchers with tracing background radio interference to specific points overhead, a finding that helped launch the field of radio astronomy.
Is there a quote about a career thriving at Bell Labs?
Yes, one quote credits a career at Bell Telephone Labs thriving because of a cooperative research environment and access to sophisticated equipment.
Do any quotes use 'bell' to describe competition?
Yes, one quote insists the outcome stays undecided right up until the final signal ending the match, using the bell as a marker of a contest's true end.
Where can I find more reflective quotes like these?
See our Always quotes and Able quotes for related content.

Other lines here turn to a different bell entirely, the one that signals a game is not lost or won until it rings. Continue with Able and America quotes.