255 Quotes by Paul Allen

We taught ourselves to simulate how microprocessors work using DEC computers so we could develop software even before our machine was built.

I remember having pizza at Shakey's in Vancouver, Washington in 1973 and talking about the fact that eventually, everyone is going to be online and have access to newspapers and stuff, and wouldn't people be willing to pay for information on a computer terminal.

Microprocessors were instantly attractive to us because you could build something for a fraction of the cost of conventional electronics. That's essentially what we did with the Traf-O-Data computer - only it was too narrow and challenging an area to try to build a service business in.

I'm always trying to calculate the mathematical probability of certain outcomes.

Continuity is important in sports.

What people don't realize is the human body and the brain are so well designed to do - by millions of years of evolution - what we do.

Our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others.

In the early days at Asymetrix, we were focusing on business automation.

I think if you look at, for instance, what the Seahawks - what we did winning the Super Bowl, that was with a very young team. So you have to blend the experience with young players and develop those as well.