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James Dyson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 2
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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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Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.
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I've fought court battles over my inventions before.
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In order to fix it, you need a passionate anger about something that doesn't work well.
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A lot of people give up when the world seems to be against them, but that's the point when you should push a little harder. I use the analogy of running a race. It seems as though you can’t carry on, but if you just get through the pain barrier, you'll see the end and be okay. Often, just around the corner is where the solution will happen.
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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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Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it.
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Fear is always a good motivator.
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You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised.
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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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The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.
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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.
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[M]anufacturing, science and engineering are ... incredibly creative. I'd venture to say more so than creative advertising agencies and things that are known as the creative industries.
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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.
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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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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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I just want things to work properly.
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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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If you want to do something different, you’re going to come up against a lot of naysayers.
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After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
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