Seth Godin Quotes
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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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Way more productive, I think, to push yourself to be more in the world, not to encourage yourself to hide.
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Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.
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When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
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But if the cow is purple, you'd notice it, OK? The thing that's going to decide what gets talked about, what gets done, what gets changed, what gets purchased, what gets built is, is it remarkable? And remarkable's a really cool word 'cause we think it just means neat, but it also means worth making a remark about, and that is the essence of where idea diffusion is going.
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We do not need to teach students to embrace the status quo.
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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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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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Surprise comes from defying expectations.
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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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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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Habits are more powerful than fears.
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There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.
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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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Products that are remarkable get talked about.
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People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
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Art is what we do when we're truly alive.
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The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in fact we're wired to do the new, not to comply with someone a thousand miles away.
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The conversation is happening about your brand whether you're a part of it or not.
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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 only long-term motivation is self motivation. So hire people who are self motivated and get out of their way.
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Art is a personal act of courage.
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All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.
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If you want customers to hear about you, make something worth talking about.