"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." ― Alexander Graham Bell Topic(s): Success Tags: anything, before, preparation, success More From Alexander Graham Bell "Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus." "I hate to spoil my own prospects, but I really don’t respect the kiss-and-tell approach to public life at all, not at all." "The travel writer seeks the world we have lost – the lost valleys of the imagination." More In Success "Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching."― Tennessee Williams "The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me."― Enya "Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult."― Sarah McLachlan