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James Dyson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 2
Designer
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Norfolk
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China can and will be an invaluable trading partner to both the U.S. and the U.K.
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The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.
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We have to change our culture so you can create wealth from making things and don't just try to make money out of money
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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.
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After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
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I just want things to work properly.
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I've fought court battles over my inventions before.
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Cordless vacuums are designed for quick jobs, but you need enough power to do the job you don't want the power waning over time.
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Fear is always a good motivator.
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Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.
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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.
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Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that.
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Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it.
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Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.
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The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free.
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When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.
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If you want to do something different, you’re going to come up against a lot of naysayers.
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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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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.
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In the digital age of overnight success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.
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