Seth Godin Quotes
In contemporary art or movies, it makes perfect sense to be focused on the bleeding edge, on the new idea that's never been previously contemplated. But when we're discussing our goals, our passion and the way we interact with the culture, it seems to me that what works is significantly more important than what's new.
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I haven't done Vine in a long time, and when I first started, I just did stuff that I thought was funny.
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If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.
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I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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I don't like to make a big splash anyway.
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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Ultimately, the reason we have a Constitution, the reason we have separation of powers, the reason we have the Fourteenth Amendment is to provide the courts with the opportunity to override the will of the people when the will of the people discriminates against a segment of our society.
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Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.
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I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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Once I dive in, I dive in all the way.
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You've always got to think about having some fixed income in your portfolio as well as equities.
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I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.
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First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode.
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The best moments can't be preconceived. I've spent a lot of time in editing rooms, and a scene can be technically perfect, with perfect delivery and facial expression and timing, and you remember all your lines, and it is dead.
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Take a sip from the cup of death...
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In contemporary art or movies, it makes perfect sense to be focused on the bleeding edge, on the new idea that's never been previously contemplated. But when we're discussing our goals, our passion and the way we interact with the culture, it seems to me that what works is significantly more important than what's new.
