When I started off, I was working in a shed behind my house. All I had was a drill, an electric drill. That was the only machine I had.

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.

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 the corner.

Success is made of 99% failure.

I think people are realizing that engineering and science are extremely good degrees to get and you'll be very highly paid once you've got them.

Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.

There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap.