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What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.

Seth Godin

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Seth Godin
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 10
Author
Blogger
Computer Scientist
Economist
Entrepreneur
Writer
Mount Vernon
New York
Shun
Ignore
Critics
Dance
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People
Nonbelievers

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