James Dyson
British inventor and businessman
Creating jobs and opportunities for thousands of people.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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My children. My marriage. All those books.
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James Norton
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Finding something that I love doing and getting paid for it.
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To be working still.
Mo Farah
British track and field athlete
Being dad to my kids and having a family.
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Anxiety. Have I finished this? Will I make the deadline? Could I have done that better? Are the children OK? Is the husband OK? Is the dog OK? Did I leave the oven on?
Watching my children play together for hours when they were very young.
Warm and golden, and it smells delicious.
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