"The fact that the machine was controlled in all directions was a feature which had never been approached in any earlier flight of which we have any knowledge."

"No one can appreciate the work and worry it cost us to build our first machine."

"The machine itself is but a tool, the spirit that controls it is the thing."

"Success in inventing depends on the close observation of nature."

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