British - Designer | May 2, 1947 -
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.
James Dyson
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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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If you invent something, you're doing a creative act. It's like writing a novel or composing music. You put your heart and soul into it, and money. It's years of your life, it's your house remortgaged, huge emotional investment and financial investment.
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I don't believe in brands.
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Goodness, I know nothing about nuclear energy.
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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.
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The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.
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I hate science fiction.
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I don't particularly follow the Bauhaus school of design, where you make everything into a black box - simplify it.
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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.
BestThinkYouKnowNeverFirst
We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.
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The wonderful thing about Apple technology is just how intuitive it is.
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