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“What I often do is just think of a completely obtuse thing to do, almost the wrong thing to do. That often works because you start a different approach, something no one has tried.”
“One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.”
“I hate science fiction.”
“The wonderful thing about Apple technology is just how intuitive it is.”
“So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.”
“An inventor's path is chorused with groans, riddled with fist-banging and punctuated by head scratches.”
“If you want to do something different, you're going to come up against a lot of naysayers.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The U.S. is the biggest investor in research and development in the world. It has the best universities. Keeping them supplied with the best talent is essential.”
“I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them.”
“You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised.”
“Well, I'm rather attracted to rather prosaic things like vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. Where people haven't apparently made them with a great love for what they're doing.”
“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.”
“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.”
“Everybody recognizes that if you can make very efficient electric motors, you can make a quantum leap forward.”
“I own every share of my company, and I don't want to sell any of it.”
“China has all the advantages in the world. But it doesn't have a history of free thinking, risk-taking pioneers - the kind of people the U.S. is built upon.”
“We should have A-levels in vocational subjects.”
“The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.”