Some people are academically inclined, some vocationally and we shouldn't penalise the latter. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once… — 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
China has all the advantages in the world. But it doesn't have a history of free thinking, risk-taking pioneers - the kind… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Well, I'm rather attracted to rather prosaic things like vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. Where people haven't apparently made them with a… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
If you can't be unconventional, be obtuse. Be deliberately obtuse, because there are 5 billion people out there thinking in train tracks,… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Having a good idea is one thing, but persuading other people to buy it is quite another. Good inventors are polymaths: they… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Hire inexperience. This year we plan to hire 200 engineers - half of whom are recent grads. Young people are not burdened… — 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
Some of the best inventive moments are born out of 'wrong thinking'. Most people start with the right way so they all… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
Apartments are getting smaller on a whole. Houses are getting smaller. People don't need great big vacuums anymore. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
A lot of people give up when the world seems to be against them, but that's the point when you should push… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
If you didn't have patents, no one would bother to spend money on research and development. But with patents, if someone has… — 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
