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When you're building something, you know all of the trade-offs.

Nolan Bushnell

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Nolan Bushnell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 5
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Inventor
Clearfield
Utah
Nolan Key Bushnell
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Hire for passion and intensity there is training for everything else.
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I founded Atari in my garage in Santa Clara while at Stanford. When I was in school, I took a lot of business classes. I was really fascinated by economics. You end up having to be a marketeer, finance maven and a little bit of a technologist in order to get a business going.
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I like games where you can use stealth and guile. As you get older, it's like the difference between playing squash and racketball. Squash is an older man's game, because if you're stealthy and wily, you can beat a better-co-ordinated and stronger, younger person.
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Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
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Walk to work, even if it's four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way there, try to find beauty. You'd be surprised how much more of the neighborhood you can perceive and experience when you're looking for unique spots of beauty.
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The true entrepreneur is a doer
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I'd love to design a school.
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The truth is just an excuse for lack of imagination.
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I guess I'd like to be known for being an innovator, fostering creativity, thinking outside the box. You know, keeping people playful.
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I've always thought legal addictions are a great way to create a business. Starbucks is a wonderful example.
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I've always been a tech-head.
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People like secrets. Creative people really like secrets.
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All schools will end up using game metrics in the future.
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I must confess I've always had a couple of pinball machines in my home and really have enjoyed some of the old classics, like Fireball.
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I'm glad to see the casual game play coming back now on the Internet, games that aren't violent, that aren't complex that you can sit down and you can have some fun.
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Any business that does not innovate will fail over time.
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We're moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.
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The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.
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In 1989, SimCity introduced an entirely new brand of game play.
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I appreciate the fact that technology and games are a big part of life.
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