Wright Quotes

92 quotes by 83 authors

There's a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers'… — Buzz Aldrin
Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. — David Byrne
Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom overweening ambition is… — John C. Wright
The foundations of population genetics were laid chiefly by mathematical deduction from basic premises contained in the works of Mendel and Morgan and their followers.… — Theodosius Dobzhansky
In honoring the Wright Brothers, it is customary and proper to recognize their contribution to scientific progress. But I believe it is equally important to… — Charles Lindbergh
The proof given by Wright, that non-adaptive differentiation will occur in small populations owing to "drift," or the chance fixation of some new mutation or… — Julian Huxley
The Wright brothers didn't contemplate the staying on the ground of things. Alexander Graham Bell didn't contemplate the noncommunication of things. Thomas Edison didn't contemplate… — Wayne Dyer
With people in the world such as 'Jamie Oliver' and [TV chef] Clarissa Dickson-Wright there isn't much hope for animals. — Steven Morrissey
Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger. — Kevin Keegan
Without picking out anyone in particular. I thought Mark Wright was tremendous. — Graeme Souness
The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages,… — Bill Gates
It is true that I was denied access to a facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, because I never got in. I… — Barry Goldwater
I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has… — Barry Goldwater
In talking about the [Emmett Till murder trial], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation… — Charles Diggs
My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That is glamour! — Anne Baxter
I can no more disown (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white… — Barack Obama
No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend. — David Gilmour
I was attacked the other night for being grandiose. I would just want you to note: Lincoln standing at Council Bluffs was grandiose. The Wright… — Newt Gingrich
If for no other reason, Frank Lloyd Wright would be justly famous for Fallingwater, one of the most extraordinary houses in the world. This biography… — Meryle Secrest
Russel Wright was the most responsible for the shift in taste toward modern in the late 1930s. — George Nelson

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