Nolan Bushnell

“The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.”

“The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.”

“Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference.”

“A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today.”

“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that.”

“All the best games are easy to learn and difficult to master.”

“Creativity is every company's first driver. It's where everything starts, where energy and forward motion originate.”

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”

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

“Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything else.”

“I was a pinball wizard. I could play pinball.”

“The history of the world is the history of a few people who had a faith in themselves.”