The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.

So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.

Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing.

Anger is a good motivator.

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.

The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free.

The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.