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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

82. Prosaic


 From, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, Interview with Sir James Zakaria, aired 11/27/11:

ZAKARIA: So when one thinks of creative engineers, innovators, you assume they're going to make really cool products like computers and laptops. What made you think of a vacuum cleaner?

DYSON: Well, I'm rather attracted to rather prosaic things like vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. Where people haven't apparently made them with a great love for what they're doing.


Prosaic: commonplace; unromantic

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