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“I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.”
Source : "Paul Allen interview: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'". Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.
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“I think movies should illuminate and teach, but that's for a certain genre.”
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“Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.”
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“The continuous disasters of man's history are mainly due to his excessive capacity and urge to become identified with a tribe, nation, church or cause, and to espouse its credo uncritically and enthusiastically, even if its tenets are contrary to reason, devoid of self-interest and detrimental to the claims of self-preservation.We are thus driven to the unfashionable conclusion that the trouble with our species is not an excess of aggression, but an excess capacity for fanatical devotion.”
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“Excellence in our society is less a product of conflict and hostility than of collaboration.”
Source : Lance Secretan (1990). “The Way of the Tiger: Gentle Wisdom for Turbulent Times”, Alton, Ont. : Thaler Corporation
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“I was spoiled and I was arrogant. I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so.”
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“Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
Source : Ruta Sepetys (2011). “Between Shades of Gray”, p.213, Penguin
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“Wolves ... are a balance wheel of nature.”
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“Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.”
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“A product can be quickly outdated, but a successful brand is timeless.”