Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) — "The machine is under perfect control and can be turned in any direction at will."

"The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do."

"No airship will ever fly from New York to Paris. That seems to me to be impossible. What limits the flight is the motor. No known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping, a…"

"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, in their dim terrestrial captivity, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space…"

"The greatest value of our work is that it will be an inspiration to others."