133 Quotes by Nolan Bushnell

Business is a good game – lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.

If you’re willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create your own luck.

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.

One of the big concerns I have is that most of the HR departments in a lot of companies are hiring away from creativity and they don’t know it. For instance, they are requiring everybody to have a college degree. The most creative people I know couldn’t deal with college.

If you really want you people to innovate, buy a science fiction book, tear off the covers, and tell them it’s history.

My perception is that I’m a guy who really does a lot of homework surrounding any project that I do.

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.

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

I don’t think people understand how much hard work innovation is. That it’s not just getting an idea. You really have to cross your T’s and dot your I’s long before you ever start on the project. I don’t think people perceive that about me. I work hard.