I just want things to work properly.

I just want things to work properly.

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.

At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time.

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

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.

When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.