But that was the problem with New York: No matter how succesful you thought you were, there was always someone who was richer, more successful, more famous.. The idea of it was sometimes enough to make you want to give up.


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Every one who has taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries ...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
I've been in navigation systems, robotics, restaurants, communications systems, touch screens, a...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
The subtle generational cues that make one thing cool and another uncool aren't always obvious t...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
I guess I'd like to be known for being an innovator, fostering creativity, thinking outside the ...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
A lot of what is wrong with corporate America has to do with a culture filled with antibodies traine...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
I'm here to pass the baton, so to speak, to some of these new inductees, many of which are guys that...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Young adults love to play games and they're thirsty for social interaction, but a lot of bar and...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
pipes, not arbiters of content.
NOLAN BUSHNELL
It's a great project that allows a recurring revenue stream to happen in bars, restaurants and airli...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Sonic and I were chatting back before we got on and he was telling me how proud he was to be inducte...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
A good interviewer is able to ferret out what the applicant is really passionate about. Ask them wha...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Every company needs to have a skunkworks, to try things that have a high probability of failing. You...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow
HORACE BUSHNELL
Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything else.
NOLAN BUSHNELL
The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.
NOLAN BUSHNELL
We're moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.
NOLAN BUSHNELL
I'm the only one who was predicting the Nintendo Wii would beat Sony's PlayStation 3.
NOLAN BUSHNELL
My sweet spot is figuring out how to make a product that people love and how to refine it to make th...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
The thing we don't want to do is overstate the benefits, but there is all kinds of proof that ex...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
I think 'Something Ventured' is a nice piece because it celebrates venture capital in a uniq...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
These days when you say 'videogame', people think of immersive games that take over your lif...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Walk to work, even if it's four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way t...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, ...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lo...
NOLAN BUSHNELL
Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves
HORACE BUSHNELL
It takes a lot to open up and love.
LAURA BUSHNELL
I think men are lost right now. They don't know what their role is. Women have had power through the...
LAURA BUSHNELL
It takes a lot to open up and love. I think women find their divinity through their disappointment i...
LAURA BUSHNELL
People are often very nervous about getting in touch with what's inside. But there's no security in ...
LAURA BUSHNELL
I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historic...
CANDACE CAMP
My mother was a reporter, and though she quit when they had kids, she still loved it. She told me ab...
CANDACE CAMP
The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I ma...
CANDACE CAMP
I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am...
CANDACE PARKER
I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.
CANDACE PARKER
On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and ne...
CANDACE PARKER
Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
CANDACE PARKER
My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
CANDACE PARKER
You want your coach's blessing.
CANDACE PARKER
It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was youn...
CANDACE PARKER
I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.
CANDACE PARKER
What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We&...
CANDACE PARKER
From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my...
CANDACE PARKER
I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.
CANDACE PARKER
My baby is the joy in my life.
CANDACE PARKER
The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich...
CANDACE PARKER
For me, family has always come first.
CANDACE PARKER
I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been i...
CANDACE PARKER
I look at it this way: the WNBA is 13 years young. I think eventually women will get to that point, ...
CANDACE PARKER
My whole career has been trying to please people in basketball. Now it's time to please myself.
CANDACE PARKER
You're measured by championships no matter what.
CANDACE PARKER
So you have to take the good with the bad.
CANDACE PARKER
Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
CANDACE PARKER
I visited England immediately after I finished writing 'The Marrying Season,' before any edi...
CANDACE CAMP
'The Marrying Season' is the final book in the 'Legend of St. Dwynwen' series, and i...
CANDACE CAMP
There are several authors who are also lawyers - and not only the ones who write legal thrillers. Th...
CANDACE CAMP