Seth Godin Quotes
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Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.
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At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.
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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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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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Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.
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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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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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No one is as smart as all of us.
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Say what you believe and see who follows.
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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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Just because something is easy to measure doesn't mean it's important.
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People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
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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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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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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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A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.
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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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The conversation is happening about your brand whether you're a part of it or not.
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Art is a personal act of courage.