A lot of people give up when the world seems to be against them, but that's the point when you should push a little harder. I use the analogy of running a race. It seems as though you can’t carry on, but if you just get through the pain barrier, you'll see the end and be okay. Often, just around the corner is where the solution will happen.

One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.

Fear is always a good motivator.

Anger is a good motivator.

You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised.

All our engineers are designers and all our designers are engineers.

In order to fix it, you need a passionate anger about something that doesn't work well.