"Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose."

"I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design."

"I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle."

"Man keeps inventing things all the time."

"I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was."

"Life is composed of different inventions."

"The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control."

"We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour."

"I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education."

"I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing."