"I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years. Ever since I have distrusted myself and every time I think that a particular thing will not be done, I recall t…"

"The machine is now a commercial success."

"Learning the secret of flight from a bird was a good deal like learning the secret of magic from a magician—something the magician won't tell, and the bird can't tell."

"We have been making daily flights, and the machine is working perfectly."

"The aeroplane will be a great factor in bringing together the different nations of the earth."