James Dyson Quotes
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What other grown-up gets told how to do their job so often as a writer?
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A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.
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The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to defy analysis.
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If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
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My dreams are all follies.
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Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.
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A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the world, they're followers. They follow what they think someone else is doing, instead of trying to blaze a trail.
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Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed.
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I think the toughest part for me was when Herschelle said that he obviously looked up to his Captain, and he felt if his Captain could do it, then so could he, and that to me was when it really struck home.
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Maybe self-publishing is going to be an extra step added to publishing. Maybe what's going to happen is you self-publish a book, someone notices it - an agent? - and it goes from there into the traditional sphere.
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Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.
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I have made a lot of mistakes raising the four Jenner kids.
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I work on the boundary between economics and statistics in this field called econometrics. Part of my interest is understanding how you use statistics in productive ways to analyze dynamic economic models.
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I literally went down to my car and thought, 'Oh my God, SAP bought Concur - maybe tomorrow they'll buy Dairy Queen.' It was the best thing that happened to me on the day I was named CEO of Oracle.
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To wash dishes is not the same as a guy running a numerically-controlled machine. That guy running a numerically-controlled machine is going to get a higher level of pay because his training is higher, and he should get a higher level of pay.
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You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'
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If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
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The United States can only lead a world that's prepared to follow.
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Don't get discouraged. As far as I'm concerned, a positive attitude is the most important attribute any runner can have. You'll need it often. Every runner has bad days, every runner has occasional injuries, and every runner eventually slows down (take it from someone who has slowed down a lot). But as long as you maintain a positive attitude, you'll find ways to overcome the obstacles and continue running. After all, running offers countless rewards. It's simply up to you to find the ones that have the most meaning for you.
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People are much more interesting than people realise.
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I own every share of my company, and I don't want to sell any of it.
