James Dyson

Anger is a good motivator.

In the digital age of 'overnight' success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.

There's nothing wrong with things taking time.

I have always had confidence in my own ability.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable.