Seth Godin Quotes

Measurement is fabulous. Unless you're busy measuring what's easy to measure as opposed to what's important

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• The media can allege corruption, but if I do the same against the media, I am gagging freedom of expression.

  

  Kapil Sibal
  • Freedom
  • Media
  • Expression

• The anti-individualist enemies that Ayn Rand battled are still the enemy, but they've shifted their line of attack. Political collectivists are no longer much interested in taking things away from the wealthy and creative.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Political
  • Enemy
  • Creative

• We believe in some basic human principles - everyone should have the opportunities not just to survive, but to excel with their God-given talents and abilities. Those are the values that should be reflected in our budgets.

  

  Patrick J. Kennedy
  • God
  • Believe
  • Opportunities

• I'm a big fan of Rand Paul; he and I are good friends. I don't agree with him on foreign policy.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Good
  • Friends
  • Good Friends

• My guiltiest pleasure is... chocolates with strawberry cream and trashy television - 'Geordie Shore,' 'Katie,' etc.

  

  Ellie Goulding
  • Pleasure
  • Chocolate
  • Scream

• I'm singing 'English Tea' from my new album 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.' I have a cup of tea in the morning, so it's something good to wake up to.

  

  Paul McCartney The Beatles
  • Up
  • Good
  • Morning

• I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Up

• My career is a burden, but I can't just fade out like a pathetic sore loser. More often than not, I'm just making a fool of myself for the hundredth time, and that wasn't part of the plan, initially. I'd be happier not having any kind of public presence whatsoever and just hiding behind the sleeves of the CD.

  

  Ariel Pink
  • Time
  • Career
  • Fool

• Everything is so sad and so wonderful.

  

  Cloris Leachman
  • Sad
  • Wonderful

• I don’t understand anything...and I no longer want to understand anything. I want to stick to the fact...If I wanted to understand something, I would immediately have to betray the fact, but I’ve made up my mind to stick to the fact.

  

  Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Understand
  • My Mind
  • Betray

• Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Things
  • Strange
  • Listen

• I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

  

  Serena Williams
  • Perfectionist
  • Insatiable

• If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.

  

  Melissa de la Cruz
  • Think
  • Trust
  • Confidence

• Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.

  

  Naval Ravikant
  • You
  • Fool
  • Genius

• What if we found ourselves building something that nobody wanted? In that case what did it matter if we did it on time and on budget?

  

  Eric Ries
  • Building
  • Budget

• Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love her, I don't know a man or woman who doesn't have a crush on her, she's the most fabulous person in the entire world, and she's such an incredible actress, and so sweet, and I love her.

  

  Maggie Carey
  • World
  • Know
  • Person

• My mother's whole family had been from the theater, really. Because I grew up in Hollywood, I wasn't that interested in Hollywood. But the New York theater was completely exotic and fabulous to me.

  

  Tony Goldwyn
  • Mother
  • Grew
  • Fabulous

• Measurement is fabulous. Unless you're busy measuring what's easy to measure as opposed to what's important

  

  Seth Godin
  • Fabulous
  • Measurement