"We do not believe that the difficulties are insurmountable, and we are confident that we shall yet succeed."

"The aeroplane is not an invention, but a discovery."

"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 did not find it necessary to use any of the formulas of the scientists, but we worked out our own formulas."

"It was a beautiful machine and it worked."