Quote #3

'Sometimes you win by losing. Standard thinking said I was a loser; a man who couldn't make the grade at university; a quitter. (...) As it was, I had to open my eyes and look around; I had to be aware of what was going on around me.'

More from Shigesato Itoi

  1. 'I don't want to work on stuff I don't like.'
  2. 'I wanted to create a game (EarthBound) with real characters; characters whom players would recognize in the people around them.'
  3. 'I don't believe in pain. I don't believe things should be difficult. I don't believe perseverence conquers all.'
  4. 'They (The Beatles) showed us what freedom was, and how adults didn't have all the answers. I loved them.'
  5. 'In Japan, everyone strives to be the same. (...) What I like most about America is that everyone is an individual.'
  6. 'I think there are only two kinds of people in the world. My friends . . . and other people.'

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