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"They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive."
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"Adapting to changes represents an important characteristic of human nature, essential for the development of human society."
"Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability."
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"Don't say, "the sky is my limit", say, "I progress ad infinitum."
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"Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into it, but it's got a long time."
"It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods."
"I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help."
"Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go."
"I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understand what they were trying to do and get started, but it did provide for a lot of new ideas."
"Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore."
"I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers."
"The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5."
"It's true that the original idea was mine, but what you see today is the work of probably tens of thousands of the world's best engineers, all concentrating on improving the product, reducing the cost, things of that sort."
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