Charles K. Kao Quotes

#1. When information is infinite, individual pieces of information are worth nothing.

Charles K. Kao

#2. Because of the earlier loss of the two elder siblings, my brother and I lived a very pampered and protected life. Nursemaids kept constant watch. With my parents busy at dinner parties and social events, we only met them as if for a daily royal audience.

Charles K. Kao

#3. When you are young, you are fervent about the things you believe in.

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#4. Maybe it was the home tutoring, or the late start to formal schooling, or an overly cautious and protective upbringing, but in any case, I never became a talkative person. As an adult, I am not always comfortable in social gatherings with small talk. I must have inherited my father's gentle nature.

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#5. The primary school I attended in Shanghai was a very liberal one, established by scholars who had return from an education in France. The children of leading families were enrolled there, including the son of a well-known man believed to be a top gangster of the underworld!

Charles K. Kao

#6. Ideas do not always come in a flash but by diligent trial-and-error experiments that take time and thought.

Charles K. Kao