Seth Godin Quotes
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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We are like the mechanism of a watch: each part is essential.
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The most essential part of my day is a proper dinner.
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All violations of essential privacy are brutalizing.
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I don't claim any great experience or expertise.
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Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State.
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A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.
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Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.
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Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.
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When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.
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As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.
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Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.
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I don't have any particular expertise-I've never been a banker or an investment banker. But I did see an evolution in the system that I thought was problematic.
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Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches.
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The most valuable asset we have, actually, is our ability to understand, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be decent.
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People cannot be expected to learn one expertise and just apply it routinely in a job. Your expertise is in steadily renewing your knowledge base and extending it to new areas. That lifelong cycle of learning really is the foundation of the new information organization and economy.
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I've got great faith in the essential fairness and decency - you may say goodness - of the human being.
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If I collected all the diamonds in the world, I'd have no 'income' but I'd have a lot of 'assets'. Would my company be worth nothing because I have no income? A lot of Net companies are collecting assets. They have to be measured with a new set of metrics.
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Our expertise is preparing foods in tough environments. We have a kitchen where we grill and roast and make smelly stuff happen, and then bring it to the site and warm it in a way that makes it taste just-cooked.
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What we're most worried about is brain recovery. Anybody who suffers anoxic brain injury -- inadequate oxygen to the brain -- can develop a longtime disability.
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I think the problem with polemics is that it's general and it's lazy. When you say, "This is bad," that's a general thing. We're more interested in asking the question.
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I tried to play some trumpet and stuff, so I had to figure that out. I record everything in my house.
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Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.
