Now, we don't teach children in schools to be creative. We don't teach them to experiment. We want them to fill in the right answer, tick the right answer in the box. James Dyson answerboxchild Change image and share on social
The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues. James Dyson concentratehumanissue Change image and share on social
Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it. James Dyson abilitybusycarry Change image and share on social
Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson assemblycomeengineer Change image and share on social
I want entrepreneurs to be engineers and scientists and designers; they don't necessarily have to be Internet entrepreneurs or retail entrepreneurs. James Dyson designerengineerentrepreneur Change image and share on social
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. James Dyson designemotivemagazine Change image and share on social
I think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information. James Dyson enablerengineequivalent Change image and share on social
I've obviously used fans - I wouldn't say all my life, because we couldn't afford them when I was young, but from my 20s and onwards we've had to use fans. And I've always loathed them. Everything about them. The way you adjust them, getting them at the angle you want. Carrying them. Cleaning them. The danger of putting your finger in them. James Dyson 20sadjustafford share on social