Some of the best inventive moments are born out of 'wrong thinking'. Most people start with the right way so they all follow the same path. The wrong way will lead to mistakes from which you can learn and create… — 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 do things the wrong way. Initiate a failure by doing something that’s very silly, unthinkable, naughty, dangerous. Watching… — 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
