Seth Godin Quotes
The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely the high-wire act of "this might not work" that makes original art worth doing.
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that.
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Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!'
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You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.
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My mom and I are very close.
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I've always said that I'll know when I've gone too far because I won't be able to sit down and watch it with my father.
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How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
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I think metal and horror definitely go hand in hand. Even when you go to a horror convention and meet the fans, nine out of 10 times if they're not wearing some sort of horror shirt, they're wearing a shirt with a metal band on it.
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Poetry allies itself with beauty - a supreme union - but never uses it as its ultimate goal or sole nourishment.
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What counts for most people in investing is not how much they know, but rather how realistically they define what they don't know. 'The genius of Warren Buffett in 23 quotes' MarketWatch (19 August 2015)
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Detachment and involvement: the artist must have both. The link between them is compassion. It has taken me over fifty years to get a glimmer of what this means.
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The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there - it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.
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I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.
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All these other creatures have an equal right to exist here. We have no prior rights to the Earth than anybody else, and if they're here, let's give them a chance to survive.
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Numb3rs' was a wonderful gift because I had not worked in six months. It was so fun to be on that set doing these crazy things.
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Kicked in the ribs, the press says 'art' when 'ouch' would be more appropriate.
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The key to life is your attitude. Whether you're single or married or have kids or don't have kids, it's how you look at your life, what you make of it. It's about making the best of your life wherever you are in life.
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Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner.
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The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely the high-wire act of "this might not work" that makes original art worth doing.
