Seth Godin Quotes
Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there's more pressure not to lose it.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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The victor belongs to the spoils.
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I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that.
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Well, one always has an instinct to be a painter, and I've done quite a lot of painting at one time or another, though not with any public success.
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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.
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Democrats hate success.
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My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.
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I don't fear anything now.
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I don't want to be involved with an actor because I know how they are. I've had problems in the past being with guys who haven't had any success or haven't made as much money, and it's very uncomfortable.
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Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.
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I didn't have any success in show business until I was 30 to 31 years of age.
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Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.
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'Argo' was a great script from day one. I don't think we knew that it was going to be such a success.
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Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
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Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.
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I like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing.
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Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.
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One of my favorite albums in the world is Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska.' Each song has this very distinct character who has something profound to say.
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'Pulp Fiction' is an amazing film, and I haven't made one nearly as good.
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My high school years were fun and frustrating, typical of the teen years. The most important accomplishment was meeting my wife, Ruth.
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Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.
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Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there's more pressure not to lose it.
