Wright Brothers

"The more I study regulated and unregulated industry, the more I am convinced we have made a great mistake in labor organization."

"Human flight is impossible."

"We are looking for the truth in aeronautics, not for sport."

"A man is himself and nothing more."

"The bird is more or less the property of somebody, and this somebody is not slow in making known his claims."

"Do not forget to live while you have life to live."

"I feel there is much to be said in favor of tests, for great values come only from such tests."

"The only reason we made a choice to pursue aeronautics was because we could not help it."

"Time is the most valuable thing we have."

"A small bad habit will not shatter a large good character, but a large bad habit will shatter a small good character."

"I do not care that they have stolen my idea. I am more concerned with the fact they are not doing anything with it."

"Build your character as you would build a house."

"Out of endurance grows the soul."

"The flying machine will be of great consequence to the world."

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as immoral before it was adopted."

"We learn by example and by direct criticism, which is much more valuable than example alone."

"I would rather be remembered as a man who was too curious than as one who was not curious enough."

"The wind has always fascinated me, and now I wish to understand it."

"Real obstacles don't take you in new directions. They simply block your old way."

"The modern flying machine is one of the greatest achievements of scientific progress."

"No flight without resistance."

"I am convinced that human flight is possible and probable."

"The success of our flying machine is assured."

"Every moment brings a fresh beginning."

"I do not believe in taking the right way or the wrong way. There is only one way, and that is the best way."

"The desire for security must not turn into a dread of the unfamiliar."

"Money is not the source of happiness, but lack of it is a source of misery."

"Health is the first wealth."

"An adventure is worthwhile."

"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character."