Historical AccountQuote★★★★
Old Bill Tate said of the Wright brothers: “I knew as soon as I saw
those boys that they were different from
the folks down here. They had an idea.
It possessed them. I used to listen as
they argued by the hour. I didn’t understand what they were driving at,
but I understood them. I knew that
they would get there.”
“that drives us on, that can destroy us,
that sometimes makes a man do heroic
deeds, that produces all of our art and
poetry, that has produced all inventions
that make modern life so strangely different from life a few generations ago.”
Also attributed to: Bill Tate
The point
Old Bill Tate recalls how the Wright brothers were consumed by an idea, illustrating the power of a vision to drive people to great achievements.
Scripture
Proverbs 29:18Philippians 3:13-14Habakkuk 2:2-3Hebrews 12:1-2
Audience
AdultsYouth
Occasions
Graduation
Tone
Uplifting · Inspiring
To tell aloud
under a minute · 97 words
Subjects