Quotation
Quote by Ingeborg Hochmair
The path from our first attempts in 1975 to a commercially viable device was by no means straightforward—it required a lot of flexibility.
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The speaker describes progress from early efforts in 1975 to a device that could succeed commercially as difficult and uneven. “A lot of flexibility” means the people involved had to adapt their approach along the way. The quote emphasizes that reaching a usable, market-ready result required more than simply following the original plan.
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- Lasker Foundation, “The importance of being flexible”
- Format
- Official Statement
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“Que en adelante sea nuestra divisa: libertad, orden y progreso; la libertad como medio; el orden como base y el progreso como fin.”
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“在音乐和理想方面一定要固执，不固执下去不会成功。”
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“Я искал то, чего еще нет.”
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