Quote

The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.

Seth Godin

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Seth Godin
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 10
Author
Blogger
Computer Scientist
Economist
Entrepreneur
Writer
Mount Vernon
New York
Stories
Remember
Reason
Book
Cherish
Paper
Longer
Story
Tell

More quotes by Seth Godin

Image
It's far easier to put your future into someone else's hands than it is to slog your way forward, owning the results as you go.
Seth Godin
Image
Mass attention is almost unattainable and it's not clear that you want it.
Seth Godin
Image
Studying entrepreneurshi p without doing it... is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it.
Seth Godin
Image
The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding.
Seth Godin
Image
Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.
Seth Godin
Image
After you produce you can select. you can curate. you can censor. But for now, have bad ideas, lots and lots of bad ideas.
Seth Godin
Image
Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.
Seth Godin
Image
Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.
Seth Godin
Image
The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don't exist.
Seth Godin
Image
Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it's not just a record, it's a movement.
Seth Godin
Image
That's your opportunity - to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.
Seth Godin
Image
What people are afraid of isn't failure. It's blame. Criticism.
Seth Godin
Image
It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.
Seth Godin
Image
Care. Care more than you need to, more often than expected, more completely than the other guy.
Seth Godin
Image
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.
Seth Godin
Image
If you don't like your definition of 'good enough', then feel free to change that, but the goal before shipping is merely that. Not perfect.
Seth Godin
Image
A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You're welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable.
Seth Godin
Image
Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.
Seth Godin
Image
Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.
Seth Godin
Image
You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps
Seth Godin