Paul Allen Quotes

• What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?

  Paul Allen

  Needs, Realizing, Should

  "Paul Allen on Invention".

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• You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.

  Paul Allen

  Important, Looks, World

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• Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high

  Paul Allen

  Ambition, Optimism, Crusades

  Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.237, Penguin

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• The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.

  Paul Allen

  Moving, Humanity, Care

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• Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.

  Paul Allen

  Technology, People, Enjoy Life

  "Wired Interview: Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Talks Tech, Bill Gates, Chemo and Guitars". Interview with Sam Gustin, www.wired.com. April 18, 2011.

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• We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

  Paul Allen

  Business, Commitment, Tough Times

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• In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way.

  Paul Allen

  Meaningful, People, Horizon

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• You've got to enjoy time with your family and friends, and if you're involved in sports franchises, those peak moments in playoff games. You have to enjoy life.

  Paul Allen

  Sports, Games, Enjoy Life

  "Paul Allen: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'". Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.

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• As a species, we've always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.

  Paul Allen

  Ocean, Space, Lasts

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• I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else's and the research and so forth, there's a sense of really have done something worthwhile.

  Paul Allen

  Book, Tangible, Firsts

  "Paul Allen: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'". Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.

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• I enjoy creating new ideas, working on new creative projects.

  Paul Allen

  Ideas, Creating, Creative

  "Paul Allen: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'". Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.

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• In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.

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  Team, People, Style

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• The only regrets I have are rather prosaic - like I wish I went for a swim in the Pacific.

  Paul Allen

  Regret, Swim, Wish

  Source: thequietus.com

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• What is the best advice, business or otherwise, you've had and from whom?
  The best advice I've received came many years ago from my father. He told me that you should love whatever work you do, you should try to find something you truly enjoy. And I've been lucky through the years that the work I've been involved with has been challenging and for the most part, fun.

  Paul Allen

  Fun, Father, Years

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• Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future . . . I called that future The Wired World.

  Paul Allen

  Microsoft, World, Saws

  Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.205, Penguin

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• I think it's going to be great if people can buy a ticket to fly up and see black sky and the stars. I'd like to do it myself-but probably after it has flown a serious number of times first!

  Paul Allen

  Stars, Thinking, Sky

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• In global warming, I think everyone is scratching their heads - are there technological things that can be brought to bear that can make a difference?

  Paul Allen

  Thinking, Differences, Making A Difference

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• I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.

  Paul Allen

  Profile, Lows, Persons

  "Paul Allen interview: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'". Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.

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• For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Microsoft is struggling to adapt to that new reality.

  Paul Allen

  Lying, Struggle, Opportunity

  Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.134, Penguin

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• In the first eight or so years at Microsoft, we were always chained to our terminals, and after I got sick the first time, I decided that I was going to be more adventurous and explore more of the world.

  Paul Allen

  Years, Eight, Sick

  "Wired Interview: Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Talks Tech, Bill Gates, Chemo and Guitars". Interview with Sam Gustin, www.wired.com. April 18, 2011.

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• Sometimes it's very difficult to find fresh fruit on the road.

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  Fruit, Sometimes, Difficult

  Source: thequietus.com

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• In a company where tech decisions were still ultracentralized, the repercussions of a distracted CEO had to be damaging.

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  Decision, Ceo, Company

  Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.131, Penguin

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• That would be such a life-changing thing, for us all to know that there are other beings out there who we could potentially communicate with, or maybe we are listening to a signal that they transmitted hundreds of millennia ago.

  Paul Allen

  Life Changing, Listening, Would Be

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• The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.

  Paul Allen

  Technology, Museums, Giving

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• When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

  Paul Allen

  Believe, Media, Organization

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