Seth Godin Quotes
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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You've got to live in the moment. When it's over, it's over.
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The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.
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It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes.
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Let's just say the genes were there for me to excel athletically.
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Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.
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Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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As I was coming out of the closet, our car was hurtling over an embankment.
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France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door.
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If the human body recognized agony and frustration, people would never run marathons, have babies, or play baseball.
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I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, it's quick action and no fear, and sometimes it's irrational fear. You don't always know.
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There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.
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Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.
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Sometimes an idea from six years ago will come to me out of the blue. And maybe I haven't even seen the lyrics I wrote down, but I'll just have this physical memory of having written it, and in my mind I can see the piece of paper, and the words I wrote down, and then by muscle memory, I'll remember the chords that go along with it.
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It defies common sense that stores are fined for selling toy guns to children, but someone who isn't even allowed to board an airplane in this country can purchase as many real guns he wants with no questions asked.
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If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.
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What capital I give for the spade merely replaces what the manufacturer had already invested in the expectation that the spade would be needed.
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Surprise comes from defying expectations.
