Quotes by Paul Allen

About Paul Allen:

Paul Gardner Allen is an American philanthropist, investor, singer, and innovator, best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates. As of January 2015, he was estimated to be the 51st richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $17.5 billion.
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(fragment) 1 All elsewhere being World, how many times have I stood in the bright shadows of a wood, no track or trail leading in, out- as though ground cover renewed as I went through? I sometimes own the moments where I stand alone. Everything else...

Paul Allen

Traditionally, Seattle has been a great sports town and great football town. What the Huskies have achieved over the years has been pretty amazing. That's how I got my first taste of football - when I went with my father to Husky Stadium.

Paul Allen

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

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

Paul Allen

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

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

Paul Allen

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

I am very excited to be supporting one of the world's most visionary efforts to seek basic answers to some of the fundamental question about our universe and what other civilisations may exist elsewhere.

Paul Allen

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

Paul Allen

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

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

Paul Allen

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

Paul Allen

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

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

Paul Allen

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

While I sign off on trades or free agents, I've rarely overruled my basketball people's decisions. But I'm not shy about steering the discussion or pushing deeper if something doesn't make sense to me.

Paul Allen

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

If you think about making a difference in the community, my family has always had a strong interest in the arts. I'm always interested in finding ways to innovate... It's a blend; it's not a point focus.

Paul Allen

With documentary-film projects, you hope you highlight an area of concern people haven't thought about before. A lot of times, I'm asking myself - 'This seems to be a significant problem. What can be done that hasn't been done?'

Paul Allen

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

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Author Bio

  • NamePaul Allen
  • DescriptionAmerican inventor, investor and philanthropist
  • BornJanuary 21, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionInventor; Computer Scientist; Film Producer; Engineer; Musician; Entrepreneur; Businessperson