We have to change our culture so you can create wealth from making things and don't just try to make money out of money

The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.

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.

Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth.

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

[In my home workshop,] generally I'm mending things, which is interesting because you learn a lot about why they broke.

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.