Wright Brothers Quotes

22 quotes by 22 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
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
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 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
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
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
It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and… — Ernest K. Gann
If the F.A.A. was around when the Wright Brothers were testing their aircraft, they would never have been able to make their first flight at… — Larry Walters
If the Wright brother were alive today Wilbur would have to fire Orville to reduce costs. — Herb Kelleher
The worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender the growth, and then earns little or no money. Think… — Warren Buffett
The Wright brothers committed themselves to do what no one else had ever done before. They took time to do their homework. They were humble… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
They say that most airline seats on planes today are meant for 170-pound passengers. The last time the average American weighed 170 pounds, the Wright… — Jay Leno
We are ever on the threshold of new journeys and new discoveries. Can you imagine the excitement of the Wright brothers on the morning of… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers. — Felix Baumgartner
There was a wonderful little short four-year time period when marvelous things happened. It started in 1908, when the Wright brothers flew in Paris, and… — Burt Rutan
Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from… — Freeman Dyson
The Wright brothers flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility. — Charles Kettering
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they… — Carl Sagan
Tell him solitude is creative if he is strong and the final decisions are made in silent rooms. Tell him to be different from other… — Carl Sandburg
If the Wright Brothers were alive today, Orville would have to lay off Wilbur. — Robert Crandall

Who Wrote These Wright Brothers Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 22 Wright Brothers Quotes as follows: