Nolan Bushnell

I guess I’d like to be known for being an innovator, fostering creativity, thinking outside the box. You know, keeping people playful.

Nolan Bushnell

I had an awful lot of my soul invested in Atari culture.

Nolan Bushnell

I think in terms of businesses, in terms of things that are really big and marry technology with entertainment. That’s where I like to spend my time.

Nolan Bushnell

I try to get a vision of the future, and then I try to figure out where the discontinuities are.

Nolan Bushnell

I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peace.

Nolan Bushnell

I was actually the manager of the games department of an amusement park when I was at college, so I understood the coin-op side of the games business very well.

Nolan Bushnell

I’m a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing a bowling ball or swinging a golf club. Those are the kinds of games I really like.

Nolan Bushnell

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.

Nolan Bushnell

I’ve always thought legal addictions are a great way to create a business. Starbucks is a wonderful example.

Nolan Bushnell

If you don’t hire at least one or two people that are smarter than you are, then you’re a terrible manager and I don’t need you.

Nolan Bushnell