Dr. An Wang quotes:

You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardize the future.

I founded Wang Laboratories . . . to show that Chinese could excel at things other than running laundries and restaurants.

No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.

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.

My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.

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 conventional wisdom of the present, which often conceals or ignores the clues to the future.