The Wright Brothers

Engineering American 1867 – 1948 377 quotes

Built and flew first successful airplane

Quotes by The Wright Brothers

We didn't do it for fame; we did it for the thrill.

Interview 1925

Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

Journal 1902

The wind beneath our wings was determination.

Witty remark 1910

Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you have.

Letter 1904

Life is like flying; you must keep moving forward.

Speech 1914

Innovation comes from necessity.

Diary 1899

We built the machine to fly, not to crash.

Interview 1903

Patience is the key to invention.

Correspondence 1907

The sky is not the limit; it's just the beginning.

Speech 1908

Teamwork makes the dream work, especially in flight.

Letter 1906

Failure is success in progress.

Journal 1901

Wings were not given to man; we had to earn them.

Interview 1913

The joy of discovery is worth all the toil.

Diary 1905

Aviation is the art of keeping errors minimal.

Publication 1912

We flew by faith and physics.

Witty remark 1909

Persistence and resilience are the keys to success.

Speech 1916

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Letter 1900

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Attributed 1918

To fly, one needs only a wind and wings.

Journal 1903

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their weary journeys over endless plains, yearned for a swifter and less laborious means of travel.

The Wright Brothers