#kites

Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites I can make; they are lighter, pull harder per square foot, attain a greater angle of elevation, and have fewer parts. ↗

— Lawrence Hargrave

#angle #attain #best #cellular #elevation

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#highest #kites #rise #wind

Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind. ↗

— Frank Harris

#go #kites #like #made #opposition

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#amount #certain #great #help #kites