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

"We were not looking for fame, but we were looking for knowledge."

"Often, after an hour or so of heated argument, we would discover that we were as far from agreement as when we started, but that each had changed to the other's original position."

"We had taken up the invention of the flying machine as a sport."

"The machine was kept in the air for 59 seconds and traveled 852 feet."