James Dyson quotes - page 2

Reality TV is anything but. (James Dyson)
Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products. View quote
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Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success. View quote
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The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues. View quote
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I think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information. View quote
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At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time. View quote
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Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing. View quote
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So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want. View quote
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The way the world is going, it's technology driven. And it isn't just driven by the old super powers, it's driven by the far east and new emerging economies. View quote
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Business is constantly changing, constantly evolving. View quote
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If you really want to improve technology, if you want things to work better and be better, you've got to protect the person who spends a lot of effort, money, and time developing that new technology. (James Dyson)
If robots are to clean our homes, they'll have to do it better than a person. View quote
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I was frustrated as a child when I had to use a vacuum. It had a screaming noise and the smell of stale dog and a lack of performance. View quote
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Emerging markets are hugely important. View quote
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If you want to do something different, you're going to come up against a lot of naysayers. View quote
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I want entrepreneurs to be engineers and scientists and designers; they don't necessarily have to be Internet entrepreneurs or retail entrepreneurs. View quote
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China can and will be an invaluable trading partner to both the U.S. and the U.K. View quote
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I imported the first Mac into England in 1984; you know, the beige box. I imported what I think were the first four that came into England. I never opened the instruction manual. That was the best thing about it. View quote
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I've obviously used fans - I wouldn't say all my life, because we couldn't afford them when I was young, but from my 20s and onwards we've had to use fans. And I've always loathed them. Everything about them. The way you adjust them, getting them at the angle you want. Carrying them. Cleaning them. The danger of putting your finger in them. View quote
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Engineering is treated with disdain, on the whole. It's considered to be rather boring and irrelevant, yet neither of those is true. View quote
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Everybody recognizes that if you can make very efficient electric motors, you can make a quantum leap forward. (James Dyson)
Fear is always a good motivator. View quote
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When I started off, I was working in a shed behind my house. All I had was a drill, an electric drill. That was the only machine I had. View quote
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As a modern employer you have to treat people well. View quote
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One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini. View quote
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