“Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its effects, which are profound.”
Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)
“The contrivances which are necessary to counteract the wind effects can only be understood by actual practice in the wind.”
The Romance of Aeronautics (1912)
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Where I’ll end up well I think,
Only God really knows”
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