Seth Godin Quotes
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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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Now, before sliced bread was invented in the 1910s I wonder what they said? Like the greatest invention since the telegraph or something. But... the thing about the invention of sliced bread is this - that for the first 15 years after sliced bread was available no one bought it; no one knew about it; it was a complete and total failure.
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No one is as smart as all of us.
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I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.
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The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.
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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
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Surprise comes from defying expectations.
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I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.
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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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Quality is not an absolute measure. It doesn't mean 'deluxeness' or 'perfection'. It means keeping the promise the customer wants you to make.
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The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.
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Habits are more powerful than fears.
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Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
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Say what you believe and see who follows.
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As soon as you are willing to say 'it's not for you', you're freed up to make art.
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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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When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
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Just because something is easy to measure doesn't mean it's important.
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We're better in the rearview mirror than we are at predicting - 'cause you're never going to be right every time. You can handicap it. You can point to certain elements that make it work, and many of those elements come straight out of epidemiology, right?
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People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
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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.
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The conversation is happening about your brand whether you're a part of it or not.
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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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This notion that it is up to each person to innovation in some way flies in the face of the industrial age, but you know what, the industrial age is over.