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Perfect Quotes by Seth Godin

12 Perfect quotes by Seth Godin

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Seth Godin’s take on perfection feels like a quick coffee break for the mind. In just a dozen lines he nudges you to rethink the chase, pointing out the hidden costs and unexpected freedoms that surface when we stop polishing everything to a flawless shine.

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Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.

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Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

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The nature of revolutions is that they destroy the perfect and enable the impossible.

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Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it's a lot easier to launch work that matters.

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The definition of a revolution: it destroys the perfect and enables the impossible.

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Make a decision. It doesn't have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one.

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If you don't like your definition of 'good enough', then feel free to change that, but the goal before shipping is merely…

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Everyone has failed, everyone has misspoken, everyone has meant well but done the wrong thing. Your favorite restaurants, cafes and books have…

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In contemporary art or movies, it makes perfect sense to be focused on the bleeding edge, on the new idea that's never…

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“Perfect is an illusion, one that was created to maintain the status quo. The Six Sigma charade is largely about hiding from…

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The object isn't to be perfect. The goal isn't to hold back until you've created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite…

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“If you set your bar at ‘amazing’ it’s awfully difficult to start. Your first paragraph, sketch, formula, sample or concept isn’t going…

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The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.

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Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

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Leadership is a choice. It's the choice not to do nothing.

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The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you're doing it next. Well, perhaps…

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Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you.

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The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.

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Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves them better…

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“Life is actually far better than it is in the movies. And it takes longer.”

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I don't think there's a shortage of remarkable ideas. I think your business has plenty of great opportunities to do great things. Nope, what's…

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The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.

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