"The machine was not built for speed, but for stability."

"The course of the experiment was not always smooth. The machine would start all right, but the propelling power was not sufficient to overcome the resistance of the air."

"The only bird that could speak told us what it knew, but we didn’t understand its language."

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