I knew I was in good form but stayed cool throughout the race.

It's the best day of my life. A victory here was my lifetime dream.

Do not share your inventions with many; share them only with the few who understand and love the sciences.

We must not show to all and sundry the secrets of the waters flowing in ocean and river, or the devices that work on these waters. Let there be convened a council of experts and masters in mechanical art to deliberate what is needed to compose and construct these works.

To disclose too much of one's inventions and achievements is one and the same thing as to give up the fruit of one's ingenuity.

I propose to build for eternity.