A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.

Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.

America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men

The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.