James Dyson quotes

You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised. (James Dyson)
Engineers are behind the cars we drive, the pills we pop and the way we power our homes. View quote
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The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy. View quote
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As an engineer I'm constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them. View quote
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Stumbling upon the next great invention in an; ah-ha! moment is a myth. View quote
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Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. View quote
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Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that. View quote
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There's nothing wrong with things taking time. View quote
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Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it. View quote
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Companies are not ingenious, it's the people in them that are. View quote
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Beauty can come in strange forms. (James Dyson)
I'm not into politics but I am committed to a cause: ensuring design technology and engineering stays on the U.K. curriculum, alongside science and maths - grounding abstract theory, merging the practical with the academic. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups. View quote
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Today, computers are almost second nature to most of us. View quote
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Nobody wants the expenditure of a lease on a factory which lasts 21 years. You can't plan 21 years ahead. View quote
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The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free. View quote
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Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (James Dyson)
Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports. View quote
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Children want the challenge of difficult tasks - just look how much better they are than their parents on a computer. View quote
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Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education. View quote
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An inventor's path is chorused with groans, riddled with fist-banging and punctuated by head scratches. View quote
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James Dyson

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Occupation: British Designer
Born: May 2, 1947
Quotes count: 60