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 why that fails can take you on a completely different path. It’s exciting, actually. To me, solving problems is a bit like a drug. You’re on it, and you can’t get off.
Anger is a good motivator. - James Dyson
Anger is a good motivator.
- James Dyson
Fear is always a good motivator. - James Dyson
Fear is always a good motivator.
Success is made of 99% failure. - James Dyson
Success is made of 99% failure.
Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do. - James Dyson
Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do.
Everyone gets knocked back, no one rises smoothly to the top without hindrance. The ones who succeed are those who say, right, let’s give it another … - James Dyson
Everyone gets knocked back, no one rises smoothly to the top without hindrance. The ones who succeed are those who say, right, let’s give it another …
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. Success is often just around … - James Dyson
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. Success is often just around …
Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that. - James Dyson
Life is a mountain of solvable problems and I enjoy that.
Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success. - James Dyson
Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success.
I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That’s how I came up with a solut… - James Dyson
I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That’s how I came up with a solut…
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