Seth Godin Quotes
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No one knows more about the way you think than you do.
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Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things happen) is much more satisfying then just getting a paycheck and waiting to get fired (or die).
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Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.
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One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that.
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What marketers used to do is make average products for average people. That's what mass marketing is. They would ignore the geeks, and - God forbid - the laggards. It was all about going for the center. I don't think that's the strategy we want to use anymore.
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A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.
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All the creativity books in the world aren’t going to help you if you’re unwilling to have lousy, lame, and even dangerously bad ideas.
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Or, if I take that same auditorium and I make it much bigger and put more space between seats, it'll be quieter because it's much harder when you're not in physical contact with people to spread a virus from person-to-person, right? There are all sorts of patterns that we see in epidemiology that help us understand why something spreads.
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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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When we think about what might go wrong, we're more likely to design something that goes right.
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The enemy of fear is creativity.
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Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.
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The way you feel about giving money to good causes has a lot to do with the way you feel about money.
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The problem with holding a grudge is that your hands are then too full to hold onto anything else. It might be the competition or a technology or the lousy things that someone did a decade ago. None of it is going to get better as a result of revisiting the grudge.
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Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.
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Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.
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'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say'
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Marketing is the way your people answer the phone, the typesetting on your bills and your return policy.
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Habits are more powerful than fears.
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What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.
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Say what you believe and see who follows.
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No one can force you to stand up, speak up and make a difference. But if you back off and play along, please understand that whatever happens happened, at least in part, because you acquiesced.
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Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between the quest for safety and the desire to matter.