Seth Godin Quotes
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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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Perhaps marketing is about to transition to a new kind of profession, one that requires insight, dedication and smarts.
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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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There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.
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If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?
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Are you doing work worth doing, or are you just doing your job?
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If you can't make money from attention, you should do something else for a living.
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Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.
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Products that are remarkable get talked about.
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Just because something is easy to measure doesn't mean it's important.
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The conversation is happening about your brand whether you're a part of it or not.
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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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Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
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Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.
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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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A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.
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The best marketing strategy is to destroy your industry before your competition does.
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People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
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We do not need to teach students to embrace the status quo.
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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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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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All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.
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When in doubt, tell yourself the truth.
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The only long-term motivation is self motivation. So hire people who are self motivated and get out of their way.