In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes block design motor
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. Orville Wright acceptadvanceassumption Change image and share on social
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. Orville Wright completedevelopdrop Change image and share on social
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris. Orville Wright flymachineparis Change image and share on social
I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.' Kanye West breakdesignfinish Change image and share on social
For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country. Charles Erwin Wilson bigcompanycountry Change image and share on social
If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun! Nathan Myhrvold ballisticblockcamera Change image and share on social