The Wright Brothers
Built and flew first successful airplane
Quotes by The Wright Brothers
Success is not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
The air, like the sea, is an untamed element.
We had no illusions about the difficulties of the undertaking.
The airplane is a wonderful thing. We are still in the infancy of its development.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
We are not in a hurry to make money, but to make a machine that will fly.
The air is an ocean, and the earth is a ship.
We were working on a problem that had baffled the greatest minds for centuries.
The first flight was a great step, but it was only the beginning.
The greatest joy in life is to accomplish something that people say you cannot do.
We had to invent the airplane, and then we had to invent the pilot.
We did not have a lot of money, but we had a lot of ideas.
The wind is not always our friend, but it is always there.
We were not afraid to make mistakes, but we were afraid to stop trying.
The airplane is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for ill.
We built the machine, but nature taught us how to fly it.
The air is a highway, and we are just beginning to explore it.
The greatest invention of all time is the human mind.
The airplane is a symbol of human ingenuity and perseverance.
We learned more from our failures than from our successes.