Nolan Bushnell Quotes
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
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I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - 'Othello,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth,' 'Hamlet' - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it.
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Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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Uchimura is the greatest of all time.
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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While certainly no pressing threat to Gordon Lightfoot, I knew it was simply a matter of time until I was going to be a star.
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I am a hopeless romantic who falls in lust and gets in trouble. I love my work and am very productive, yet I always find time to play.
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I love improvising.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
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An American worker should not expect his pay to be cut because somebody comes to this country illegally and is willing to work for less than he or she should be paid.
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Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws.
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I love my friends. I love my love-life. I love my hobbies. I love eating.
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In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.
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The team with the best players wins.
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I've always been a tech-head.
