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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School was a source of great suffering to me, but once I learned to read, I disappeared into books, where I was a happy visitor to all the worlds that sprang full-blown from the printed page.
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There is no question that advertising is an art, and manipulation is the art of advertising through the medium of the tape.
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My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being better.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
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Surprise comes from defying expectations.
