Quotes: Kites

Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.

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

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

Lewis Mumford

American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)

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

Frank Harris

Irish-American writer, journalist and publisher