WILBUR WRIGHT

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

Men will sometimes fly, but it will not be in our lifetime.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air.

I believe that simple flight at least is possible to man and that the experiments and investigations of a large number of independent workers will result in the accumulation of information, knowledge, and skill which will finally lead to accomplished flight.

We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring feely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of air.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring feely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of air.

Men will sometimes fly, but it will not be in our lifetime.

I believe that simple flight at least is possible to man and that the experiments and investigations of a large number of independent workers will result in the accumulation of information, knowledge, and skill which will finally lead to accomplished flight.