The Wright Brothers

Engineering American 1867 – 1948 377 quotes

Built and flew first successful airplane

Quotes by The Wright Brothers

Success is not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.

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The air, like the sea, is an untamed element.

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We had no illusions about the difficulties of the undertaking.

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The airplane is a wonderful thing. We are still in the infancy of its development.

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It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

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We are not in a hurry to make money, but to make a machine that will fly.

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The air is an ocean, and the earth is a ship.

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We were working on a problem that had baffled the greatest minds for centuries.

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The first flight was a great step, but it was only the beginning.

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The greatest joy in life is to accomplish something that people say you cannot do.

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We had to invent the airplane, and then we had to invent the pilot.

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We did not have a lot of money, but we had a lot of ideas.

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The wind is not always our friend, but it is always there.

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We were not afraid to make mistakes, but we were afraid to stop trying.

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The airplane is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for ill.

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We built the machine, but nature taught us how to fly it.

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The air is a highway, and we are just beginning to explore it.

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The greatest invention of all time is the human mind.

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The airplane is a symbol of human ingenuity and perseverance.

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We learned more from our failures than from our successes.

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