Seth Godin Quotes
We need to care enough to connect, to put ourselves at emotional risk and play one note worth hearing.
Quotes to Explore
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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I think what human beings need is to be able to laugh at the absurd, hold on to ambiguity, and learn to love nuance, instead of making everything one or the other, and structurally, so much of the Internet and online publishing doesn't have room for any of that.
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The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.
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If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful.
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There's something so great about being with your nephew and, when you're tired, just handing him off back to your sister.
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Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.
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The thing that's good about music-making software like the DAW-kinda systems is that they're all generally the same; the kind of interface is normally laid out in a similar way. Depending on the program, the sounds might be quite different, but they tend to all have a drum machine or synthesizer or a sampler.
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Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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An artist or a creative person of any kind goes about their work because it's their path, it's what excites them, it's what aligns their soul with who they truly are, who they showed up to be.
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Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.
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In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'
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There's no such thing as too much. If there's too much, then that's a great thing.
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The best founders are extremely thoughtful and have an eye for quality. I don't know if there's any generic advice here that would be helpful. Startup knowledge is a moving target.
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Big cities do evoke a sense of menace.
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What's the point of staying sober?
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Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $45 billion a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses.
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If you believe - which I do - that acting is a bit like advocacy for your character, then of course I want to find the positive points.
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The wise man warns me that life is but a dewdrop on the lotus leaf.
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I can tell everything about a restaurant through their mussels. You have to work so hard to keep them perfect.
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We need to care enough to connect, to put ourselves at emotional risk and play one note worth hearing.
