Anais Nin

Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.

American Author

Keith Henson

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention.

American Scientist

Alan Cohen

You will find truth more quickly through delight than gravity. Let out a little more string on your kite.

American Businessman

Lewis Mumford

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

American Sociologist

Jeff Bridges

My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

American Actor

Frank Harris

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

Irish Author

John Petit-Senn

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

French Poet

Winston Churchill

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

British Statesman

Lauren Bacall

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

American Actress

David Benioff

American Novelist

Use 'kite' to talk about outdoor fun, especially in windy weather or at special events.

Outdoor Activity

'Kite' often brings a playful, nostalgic feel, as it's a popular childhood activity.

Child-Friendly

Mention 'kite' to imply a windy setting; no wind means no kite flying.

Wind Required

'Kite' in finance suggests illegal activity; it should be used with seriousness.

Financial Misconduct

When used in finance, 'kite' assumes a knowledge of banking and legality.

Banking Context

'Kite' refers to certain birds of prey; don't confuse it with other bird species.

Specific Birds

Use 'kite' to describe the elegant, soaring motion of these birds in the sky.

Graceful Flight

In its verb form, 'kite' conveys sudden or swift transitioning from one place to another.

Quick Movement

'Kite' as a verb is colloquial, suitable for casual conversation, not formal writing.

Informal Use

 Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst. We had teachers who taught us how to raise our hands in class, and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up is the idea that we aren't worthy of this world.

How to raise a Black son...

 and we start here. We made a few designs, and everybody liked this design of a boy flying a kite the best. So we started painting, and the first thing we did was to paint everything blue, and we thought that looked already pretty good. But they hated it. The people who lived there really hated it. They said, "What did you do?

Haas&Hahn: How painting...

 before the kite has a lot of distortion associated with it and by using this technology were hoping to be able to record the exact shape so that it can study the physical behavior of the painting is the painting deteriorating besides assessing the paintings physical condition the high-tech regimen helped

Testing the Mona Lisa PIPE...

 can do amazing things and one day a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record but cards aren't just toys like this kites I'm gonna give you a brief history and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything so kites are more than a thousand years old

High-altitude wind...

 wading waist-deep, 9-hour shifts from dawn until dusk, to get one image that I thought might communicate this. And here's the day that it finally After setting up the platform, I look off and I see a kite coming over the cattails. And I see him scanning and searching. And he gets right over the trap,

Stunning Photos of the...

 and it can do amazing things. And one day, a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record. But kites aren't just toys like this. I'm going to give you a brief history, and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything.

Saul Griffith:...

 your bedroom at midnight the woman you love should never understand who what you remember what he used to say if you give a kite too much strain that'll break free

Poetry for the Red White...

 The roll. An airborne inverted spin. Nice work. See you next time. That was an advanced version of a role. A core kite surfing trick with plenty of variations.