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

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

Exactly 5,126 attempts to make the first bagless vacuum cleaner were failures-some catastrophic disappointments, some minor defects. It took 15 years. Prototype 5,127 was the success ... Failure is painful, but it spurs on improvement like nothing else.

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

Children want the challenge of difficult tasks - just look how much better they are than their parents on a computer.

Anger is a good motivator.

Reality TV is anything but.