Seth Godin Quotes
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As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
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All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.
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The first wave of the Internet was really about data transport. And we didn't worry much about how much power we were consuming, how much cooling requirements were needed in the data centers, how big the data center is in terms of real estate. Those were almost afterthoughts.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good', to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.
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I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.
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I'm a television junkie.
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Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'
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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier.
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My Emmy is in my china closet. People don't really look at it, though.
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Sophocles was a general: a warrior writing plays about military situations.
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The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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'Step Brothers 2' would have been fun, there's no doubt about it. Maybe someday. Does that idea age? I don't know. It all depends on how the movie ages.
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I loved it. We would rehearse in this dark theatre, unaware of the sunny day outside, and be immersed in the magic of creating something from our imaginations.
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Part of what makes Minneapolis such a vibrant place to live and work is that we have active residents of all ages.
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Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first and foremost a writer.
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The problems that you see startups tackling are dramatically different in different cities. Silicon Valley is unlikely to produce the same set of companies as New York or Cleveland because the region has a different set of strengths and defining institutions.
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I have enjoyed teaching most of the times that I have done it. I also like being by myself and making things and performing, so much that if I hadn't needed an income I probably wouldn't have done much teaching. Having said that, I think working with others, having to come up with art projects, and learning how to present your ideas in a clear way, to adults and/or kids is always interesting and rewarding.
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My father taught me how to draw horses - for this I shall be eternally grateful.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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I have two delightful sons, who I love dearly.
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Too often, we don't give people the opportunity to fill in the blanks.
