Wright Brothers

"The flying machine of the future may be as large as a city block."

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."

"Nobody owns the sky."

"Perfection is not just about control, it is also about letting go."

"We could hardly wait to get up in the morning."

"The amount of energy necessary to rouse public enthusiasm is not to be despised."

"One cannot be always laughing at a man and still respect him."

"I believe it is self-evident that it will soon cost much less to build a plane than to live in cities and towns where autos are in use."

"We did not think we were crazy."

"The only impossibility is the one you believe in."

"Our lift comes from a different principle."

"We tried to learn, as fast as we could, all that had already been discovered."

"A man who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks with only a toy gun for a weapon."

"The right man in the right place at the right time makes history."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"If the wheels are there, the pedals must be provided."

"We were lucky to grow up in an environment that valued hard work."

"The bird is the master of the art we are trying to acquire."

"Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary."

"Many birds are flying in the air by instinct, not knowledge."

"Each of us was always trying to outdo the other."

"I do not believe in competitors but in complements."

"Skill comes by the labor of the hands."

"With all the knowledge and skill acquired in this business, no design could be fixed."

"The best dividends on the labor invested have invariably come from offering men better jobs."

"Keep doing what you do until you do it right."

"Courage is not the absence of fear."

"We ourselves are not concerned in these litigations."

"The examiner thought I was crazy."

"Man-carrying machines will eventually be fast, but they will never be entirely safe."