Seth Godin Quotes

It took 10 months for me to learn to tie a lace; I must have howled with rage and frustration. But one day I could tie my laces. That no one can take from you. I profoundly distrust the pedagogy of ease.

Sometimes taking time is actually a shortcut.

When a piece gets difficult, make faces.

On my tombstone it will say: 'I tried everything - nothing was easy.'

Short cuts make long delays.

We must use time creatively.

I hate wasting people's time.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

My father was clearly a mentor. He told me if you work 10 years and you worked 40 hours a week, then you had 10 years experience. But if you worked 10 years and you worked 60 hours a week, then you had 15 years' experience.

I either delegate something, I dump it, or I deal with it.

Time abides long enough for those who make use of it.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

All the things you do, even the shows that don't work, are as much work, but you learn more from the things that are difficult.

It's not always the result. It's the journey to get to the result.

If you see something that doesn't make sense, ask. Change it. Think about dollars, think about your soldiers' time, think about efficiency.

Sometimes things don't come easy, and golf isn't an easy game.

Let's say I don't need to chase the ball as much as before. You learn to find the shortcuts.

It isn't the hours that you put in at practice that count. It's the way you spend those minutes.

I try to be as efficient as possible because in my process, I think that actually helps the work. I like having the pressure of time and money and really trying to stick to the parameters we've been given.

The waiting is the hardest part.

Trying harder doesn’t always equal more success; it leads to more frustration, less satisfaction, and giving up.

Everything takes me forever. It's all lurch, flail. I hope that is good news to you writers.

You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment.

Something you have to make...It's all work, work.

O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie.