Paul Allen Quotes

I'm glad if my work can make a difference.

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.

Rather than wait to be discovered, discover yourself. Whatever it is that you intend to do later, start doing it now, get good at it, and show people what you've done. Actions speak louder than words.

Success is not a function of the size of your title but the richness of your contribution.

The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them.

Some people get in the way of change happening. Some people spend their whole careers thinking they can make a difference. Other people want to do as little as possible to get the day done.

Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.

I just want to complete my legacy.

People don't care about what someone says about you in a movie - or even what you say, right? They care about what you build. And if you can make something that makes people's life better, then that's something that's really good.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

The fact that people are able to be positively impacted by any of my work is really just a blessing. And ultimately, that's what I want to do.

To make a difference is just... I think... the purpose of what life is.

Lots of people dream big and talk about big bold ideas but never do anything. I judge people by what they've done. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite. So just do something.

Whatever avenue I feel like I can make a difference in, I'd love to do.

It's inevitable that if you do okay on something like that you don't just annoy people, that it will make a difference because it seemed like such a lot of people so, yes I would have to say that it has done.

Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives.

I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.

I like to have a sense of accomplishment through work. I'm busy golfing and attending activities, but I think of holding a meeting as playing golf. I think my approach is very good. I don't feel I lose a lot of fun things in life even though I am busy all day.

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.

I'm a big believer that the reception is not the endeavor. And what I enjoy about almost all my work is the endeavor, the doing of something.

I don't feel like I've achieved what I wanted to achieve yet, even though every day I get an email from another girl who tells me the difference that Girls Who Code has made in her life. I'm not done yet.