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I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That’s how I came up with a solution. So I don’t mind failure.

James Dyson

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James Dyson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 2
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