“So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.”
Technology
“I don't do something necessarily to make a big profit or because it's a logical business decision.”
BusinessAll Quotes by James Dyson
“My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.”
Movies“Today, computers are almost second nature to most of us.”
Computers“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“Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.”
Failure“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“I don't design down to a price.”
Design“Beauty can come in strange forms.”
Beauty“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“Business is constantly changing, constantly evolving.”
Business“The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.”
Science“People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them.”
Faith“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“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.”
Government“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“Fear is always a good motivator.”
Fear“When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.”
Government“I don't particularly follow the Bauhaus school of design, where you make everything into a black box - simplify it.”
Design