I invented nothing new, I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom there was centuries of work.

Mark my word - A combination airplane and motor car is coming.

One needs to be successful in the conventional way to learn just how far away from success it may be.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If someone betrays you once, it is his fault. If he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, they will never cease to be amused. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.