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Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.

James Dyson

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James Dyson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 2
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Norfolk
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Don't listen to experts.
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I just want things to work properly.
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Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.
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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.
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