Occupation: Inventor Birth: February 7, 1920 Death: March 24, 1990
No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution..
My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it..
You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardize the future..
Markets change, tastes change, so the companies and the individuals who choose to compete in those markets must change..
Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius..
I founded Wang Laboratories . . . to show that Chinese could excel at things other than running laundries and restaurants..
Progress is not a straight line; the future is not a mere projection of trends in the present. Rather, it is revolutionary. It overturns the conventiā¦.