Seth Godin Quotes
Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.
Quotes to Explore
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If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time.
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I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!
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If my own current husband was suddenly a stay-at-home dad, it would be emasculating. That would be hard for me.
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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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When I get on a roll with something, it's really hard for me to put it down unfinished.
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It's hard to do a reality show when there's so much crying and drama.
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Screaming is hard after a while.
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Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.
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Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to.
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I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.
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Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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I've been told from the start, 'Don't fall in love with the horses'. But that's so hard. I'm in awe.
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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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Good scripts are hard to find.
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Moving from Rome to Brussels was hard.
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It meant a lot to me that Chelsea have wanted me for the last three years and that is the reason I chose them. It was important for me to come to a club with the same level of excellence. It is a great team and it is important to play for a great team.
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I am looking for excellence. Anyone can struggle but they cannot make a ‘perfect’ film.
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Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.
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Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God.
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Fortune is lavish with her favors, but not to be depended on. Nature on the other hand is self-sufficing, and therefore with her feebler but trustworthy resources she wins the greater meed of hope.
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After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin' it to me in my field. To keep it going, to keep it alive, because I'm not going to live forever.
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Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.
