The Wright Brothers

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

We owe much to the pioneer workers in this field, but we must not rest on their laurels.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

It is quite possible that a man may be a great inventor and yet have no imagination.

The only bird that dares to fly in the face of the wind is the eagle.

We had to make our own tools; we had to experiment with everything ourselves.

Success is not measured by the heights one attains, but by the obstacles one overcomes.

The Wright brothers flew right into history.

Aerodynamical principles must be studied before any practical machine can be built.

Our failures taught us more than our successes.

To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything.

The man who never made a mistake never made anything.

We were too poor to buy toys, so we made our own.

Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

The path to success is through persistent effort.

Birds are the most perfect flying machines in existence.

We must learn to fly before we can walk on the moon.

Curiosity is the engine of achievement.

The bicycle was the first real flying machine.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.