After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology

Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.

An inventor's path is chorused with groans, riddled with fist-banging and punctuated by head scratches.

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.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

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

Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do.