Paul Allen Quotes

I was only in second grade when the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. The night of his launch - April 12, 1961 - I went out onto the front porch and stared up at the stars, trying to see his capsule passing overhead. Like millions of others, I was enthralled by the idea of space exploration and have been ever since.

Paul Allen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 21, 1953 - October 15, 2018

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Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Jefferson Davis

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Confidence is something you have to embrace.

Stella Maxwell

ConfidenceYouEmbraceSomething

You can intentionally choose to spend more time with the people you enjoy most and engage your strengths as much as possible.

Tom Rath

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I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important.

Roberto Benigni

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Performance was a shock to me. The first time I remember feeling I could do it was during the making of my first video, 'Fun for Me.' I couldn't sleep the night before the shoot, I was so frightened. I had to play a ghost and a piece of merchandise in a shop window, and I had no idea whether I was going to be able to pull it off.

Roisin Murphy

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As I walked up the imposing steps of the Royal Academy, I came fact to face with Alwen Hughes. She looked just as stunning as she had done in my first year at art school.

Rolf Harris

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I longed to arrest all beauty that came before me, and at length the longing has been satisfied.

Julia Margaret Cameron

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Public influence is the real government of the world.

Josiah Warren

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I was a late child from my parents, so I grew up surrounded by people a lot older than me. I think even when I was 21, I felt like I was a 70-year-old man.

Jonathan Franzen

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On every show that I have been on, I have played myself.

Donna Brazile

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Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge.

Bruce Feiler

KnowledgeNameSupermanEvenHis

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.

August Wilson

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