In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won.

We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories.

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to drawing was, therefore, proceeded with at once.

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.

The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient services of Mr. C.E. Taylor, who did all the machine work in our shop for the first as well as the succeeding experimental machines.

We left Dayton, September 23, and arrived at our camp at Kill Devil Hill on Friday, the 25th.

No data on air propellers was available, but we had always understood that it was not a difficult matter to secure an efficiency of 50% with marine propellers.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds.

The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the irregularity of the air, and partly to lack of experience in handling this machine. The control of the front rudder was difficult on account of its being balanced too near the center.

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

With all the knowledge and skill acquired in thousands of flights in the last ten years, I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a twenty-seven mile wind, even if I knew that the machine had already been flown and was safe.

We laid the track on a smooth stretch of ground about one hundred feet north of the new building.

One of the Life Saving men snapped the camera for us, taking a picture just as the machine had reached the end of the track and had risen to a height of about two feet.

When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse power for a few seconds, but that the power rapidly dropped till, at the end of a minute, it was only 12 horse power.

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.

If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.

The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport.

The exhilaration of flying is too keen the pleasure too great for it to be neglected as a sport.

One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.

You may earn whatever money you earn as a cricketer, but you want to play for your country. At the end of the day, you want to do something special. There are plenty of people who earn 50 crores or 100 crores as businessmen or big professionals or who are really doing well in business. But what gives pleasure to your mom and dad is the fame.

When you date someone who loves the outdoors, it's inspiring.

I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they are often speechless with horror.

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass Its about learning how to dance in the rain.

We want transportation as reliable as running water.

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.

I refuse to bring my son up in a world corrupt as it is now.

I'm not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don't tax art. And all my cars are just a collection of art.

Both Jewish and Roman sources and traditions admit an empty tomb.

The more angles I see, the more confused I get.

Insight is the first condition of Art.

The inequalities are greater now than in '92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the 'equal level' very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately.

Yasser Arafat never wanted to make peace with Israel.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

I'm a fan of daytime drama; I totally get it. When we are doing scenes that are romantic or will get the audience riled up, I feel like I'm a fan in the room going, 'People are going to be so mad right now!'

Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today.

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.

I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life.

Reggae music isn't Jewish, but a lot of the ideas are.

Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to do is start talking about him all the time to people.