Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success.

Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.

I imported the first Mac into England in 1984; you know, the beige box. I imported what I think were the first four that came into England. I never opened the instruction manual. That was the best thing about it.

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

Fear is always a good motivator.

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

Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly.