"The machine itself was nothing; the method was everything."

"The machine is a success and we are well pleased with it."

"Our confidence in the ability of men to fly has not been shaken."

"I confess that, in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that men would not fly for 50 years. Two years later, we were making flights. This demonstration of my inability as a prophet gave me such a shock…"

"We have been trying to solve the problem of aerial navigation, and we believe we have succeeded."