“Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.”
Design
“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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“Beauty can come in strange forms.”
Beauty“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.”
Design“In the digital age of 'overnight' success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.”
Age“When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.”
Government“Today, computers are almost second nature to most of us.”
Computers“The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.”
Science“I hate science fiction.”
Science“So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.”
Technology“Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.”
Education“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.”
History“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.”
Failure“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.”
Technology“Anger is a good motivator.”
Anger“When you say 'design,' everybody thinks of magazine pages. So it's an emotive word. Everybody thinks it's how something looks, whereas for me, design is pretty much everything.”
Design“I don't do something necessarily to make a big profit or because it's a logical business decision.”
Business“Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.”
Failure“I think if you have to pay for your education, you worry very seriously about you're going to do when you've got your degree.”
Education“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.”
Science“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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