"The only birds that speak are parrots, and they don’t fly very high."

"We were much pleased with the general performance of the machine."

"It was the first time in the history of the world that a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into the air in full flight, had sailed forward without reduction of speed, and had f…"

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

"We are not content to walk upon the ground."