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Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.

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
Delight
Surprise
Remarkable
Connection
Connections

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My problem with the search for the badge of real is that it trades your goals and your happiness for someone else's.
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There's no shortage of great ideas. There's a shortage of execution.
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All good ideas are terrible... Until people realize they are obvious. If you're not willing to live through the terrible stage, you'll never get to the obvious part.
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Popular is not the same important, or often, not the same as good.
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