Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction; and I refused… — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath. — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share Image
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall. — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share Image
Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction; and I refused with energy to pay the forfeit. The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day… — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share
I never thought that my creation, would allow brothers to kill brothers. (after seeing his invention being used in war, The Airplane) Alberto Santos-Dumont — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share Image
Villages and woods, meadows and chateaux, pass across the moving scene, out of which the whistling of locomotives throws sharp notes. These faint, piercing… — Alberto Santos-Dumont Copy Share Image
