Anger is a good motivator.
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.
China has all the advantages in the world. But it doesn't have a history of free thinking, risk-taking pioneers - the kind of people the U.S. is built upon.
Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.
The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.
My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.
In order to fix it, you need a passionate anger about something that doesn't work well.
The way the world is going, it's technology driven. And it isn't just driven by the old super powers, it's driven by the far east and new emerging economies.
If you really want to improve technology, if you want things to work better and be better, you've got to protect the person who spends a lot of effort, money, and time developing that new technology.
People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them.
When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.
If you invent something, you're doing a creative act. It's like writing a novel or composing music. You put your heart and soul into it, and money. It's years of your life, it's your house remortgaged...
Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports.
I don't do something necessarily to make a big profit or because it's a logical business decision.