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31 Inspirational Paul Allen Quotes (MICROSOFT)

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In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success — if you are willing to learn from it.
In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success — if you are willing to learn from it.
The brain is the most complex, challenging scientific puzzle we have ever tried to decode.
The brain is the most complex, challenging scientific puzzle we have ever tried to decode.
What should exist To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have How can we realise our potential
What should exist? To me, that’s the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don’t have? How can we realise our potential?
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.
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.
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don’t always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don’t always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.
If you have the chance to realize some of these dreams you had as a kid, and you have the opportunity, why not pursue that
If you have the chance to realize some of these dreams you had as a kid, and you have the opportunity, why not pursue that?
I'm always interested in finding ways to innovate… It's a blend; it's not a point focus.
I’m always interested in finding ways to innovate… It’s a blend; it’s not a point focus.
Our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others.
Our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others.
To make real progress in A.I., we have to overcome the big challenges in the area of common sense.
To make real progress in A.I., we have to overcome the big challenges in the area of common sense.
As a species, we've always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.
As a species, we’ve always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.

8 Paul G. Allen Quotes on Work and Success

“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 G. Allen
Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.
Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.
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.
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.
There are relatively few ideas that you can do just by yourself.
There are relatively few ideas that you can do just by yourself.
For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched.
For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they’re already entrenched.
I'm always trying to calculate the mathematical probability of certain outcomes.
I’m always trying to calculate the mathematical probability of certain outcomes.
Others might have found us eccentric, but I didn't care. I had discovered my calling. I was a programmer.
Others might have found us eccentric, but I didn’t care. I had discovered my calling. I was a programmer.
We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.
We’ve had some tough times, but we’ve hung in there.

5 Inspiring Paul G. Allen Quotes About Life

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.
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.
The brain is one of the richest green fields of science. There’s so much yet to be discovered.
The brain is one of the richest green fields of science. There’s so much yet to be discovered.
Some people can vent their anger, take a breath, and let it go, but I wasn't one of them.
Some people can vent their anger, take a breath, and let it go, but I wasn’t one of them.
There's going to be reversals. You have to be ready, to be philosophical about that.
There’s going to be reversals. You have to be ready, to be philosophical about that.
Those fortunate to achieve great wealth should put it to work for the good of humanity.
Those fortunate to achieve great wealth should put it to work for the good of humanity.

6 Paul G. Allen Quotes on Technology

“The promise of artificial intelligence and computer science generally vastly outweighs the impact it could have on some jobs in the same way that, while the invention of the airplane negatively affected the railroad industry, it opened a much wider door to human progress.”

Paul G. Allen
Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future... I called that future The Wired World.
Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future… I called that future The Wired World.
I believe in the power of shared data and technology to help build a better future.
I believe in the power of shared data and technology to help build a better future.
Languages evolve; ideas blend together. In computer technology, we all stand on others’ shoulders.
Languages evolve; ideas blend together. In computer technology, we all stand on others’ shoulders.
What we did was unprecedented, but what is less well understood is that we had no choice.
What we did was unprecedented, but what is less well understood is that we had no choice.
In technology, most things fail. Most companies fail.
In technology, most things fail. Most companies fail.

2 Paul G. Allen Quotes on Philanthropy

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

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