If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.
Source: In Newsweek, 1 Dec 1986.
-- H Ross Perot, (Jun 27 1930-2019), US computer industrialist, philanthropist; He is a self-made billionaire; founder/owner of Electronics Data Systems, 1962-84; presidential candidate, 1992.