Seth Godin Quotes

It's far easier to put your future into someone else's hands than it is to slog your way forward, owning the results as you go.

Seth Godin

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• Do you want to hold it?' she asked, dangling the padded envelope in front of Hale with two fingers. 'No.' 'Do you want to touch it and kiss it and wear it around your neck?' 'Don't be silly,' he told her. 'Everyone knows green isn't my color.

  

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• It's far easier to put your future into someone else's hands than it is to slog your way forward, owning the results as you go.

  

  Seth Godin
  • Future
  • Hands
  • Results