Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Failure is so much more interesting because you learn from it. That's what we should be teaching children at school, that being… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one.… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
We’re taught to do things the right way. But if you want to discover something that other people haven’t, you need to… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
As an engineer I'm constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up.… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
It is an extreme perversion of capitalism if you can trade in something before you have even paid for it. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Engineering is treated with disdain, on the whole. It's considered to be rather boring and irrelevant, yet neither of those is true. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
I grew up running miles of the Norfolk coastline. I'd think nothing of a six-mile run before breakfast. I still run, though not as… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
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. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
