Nolan Bushnell

In 1980, Atari was bringing in around two billion dollars in revenue and Chuck E. Cheese’s some five hundred million. I still didn’t feel too bad that I had turned down a one-third ownership of Apple – although I was beginning to think it might turn out to be a mistake.

Nolan Bushnell

People can buy a bottle of gin and drink it at home for about a buck a drink, whereas they are willing to go to a bar and pay 12 bucks for the same cocktail. The difference is that man needs to be social. So I believe that there is a strong demand for games that are social.

Nolan Bushnell

People like secrets. Creative people really like secrets.

Nolan Bushnell

Remember that we can only in our forebrains handle 5-7 items. Our backbrains can handle massive amounts. So when you’re given a problem, think about it before you go sleep, and chances are you can solve it by the next morning.

Nolan Bushnell

The game business reinvents itself every five years.

Nolan Bushnell

The thing we don’t want to do is overstate the benefits, but there is all kinds of proof that exercise, both physical and mental, increases brain activity.

Nolan Bushnell

The truly creative people tend to be outliers.

Nolan Bushnell

Video games in some ways are too powerful, they have too much resonance with kids. And it’s very easy to overdose on video games and to let the outside world go by.

Nolan Bushnell

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.

Nolan Bushnell

We are in a connected world. We should totally retool education for this new reality. The society that figures this out will win big.

Nolan Bushnell