Seth Quotes

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

I don't think all of my ideas are good. It's almost easier when people are critical of you because it helps with the quality control.

Either you defend the status quo, or you invent the future.

Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.

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

You gotta keep the funny intact.

Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.

Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.

The challenge with being an initiator of projects is that you are never, ever done.

Every object strives for its proper place. A book seeks to be near its truest admirer. Just as this helpless moth seeks to be near the candle that infatuates him.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

We are leaving the industrial economy and entering the connection economy.

You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.

All an investor can do is follow a consistently disciplined and rigorous approach; over time the returns will come

Just because the tide is out, doesn't mean there is less water in the ocean.

You create your own reality.

Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.

The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.

I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.

Nobody sets out to offend or shock for the sake of shocking. You set out to get laughs.

Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work.

My mom drives me crazy sometimes, but I have a good relationship with her.

For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.

Even vegetables have feelings in our world.

If you take action, you will be judged. There's no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be ignored. Up to you.

I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.

If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.

People constantly make pop-culture references. That's why it's called popular culture, because people are aware of it and reference it constantly.

After every single take, I laugh. It's my own awkwardness and discomfort about being an actor.

There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.

Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you male, but about the stories you tell.

Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.

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

Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable.

Typically, we make money when we buy things. We count the profits later, but we know we have captured them when we buy the bargain.

You can spend your time on stage pleasing the heckler in the back, or you can devote it to the audience that came to hear you perform.

When a stock is selling at a discount to liquidation value per share, a near rock-bottom appraisal, it is frequently an attractive investment.

A book is a souvenir of an idea.

The chili I ate made for an explosive bathroom experience. I don't know how to put this delicately, but I missed the toilet entirely.

Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.

There have to be people who are vocal about the advancement of knowledge over faith.

Investing today may well be harder than it has been at any time in our three decades of existence.

There's no greater way to gain an audience's sympathy than by being unfortunate.

The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.

Marketing is the act of inventing the product. The effort of designing it. The craft of producing it. The art of pricing it. The technique of selling it.

Set up a life you don't need to escape from.

When I was a little kid, I used to say, "I would rather host the Oscars than win an Oscar." To me, that seemed like the more appealing, fun gig.

Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up.