Seth Godin Quotes

I think the character of a man is to establish something where no one else has ever done before.

Pioneering is the work of individuals.

As an entrepreneur, don't follow the crowd; let them follow you.

America, in the eyes of the world, typifies above all else this quality of initiative. The greatest successes are nearly all the fruit of initiative. Why do we hold in such high esteem the achievements of the Wright brothers? Because they were illustrious examples of initiative and tenacity. And ideas are born of initiative, the children of men and women of initiative. Advancement is applied initiative. Don't imitate. Initiate.

Sometimes, when everyone else is waiting for someone else to take the first step, you need to be the one to drive the change.

I've been fortunate to come on places where the question isn't why did I do it? The question to me is always, why didn't anybody else do it before me? Those are the ones that I scratch my head about.

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

I just really love being the first to do something and that drives me to think, 'What are people not doing right now, and how can I be the best at it?'

I've realized that I've pioneered many things and have been a front-runner in a lot of things. I did many things ahead of time.

I don't want to be a follower; I want to be a leader and create new waves.

Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi.

Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it

I think a lot of young people have incredible ideas and incredible insights, but sometimes they wait before they go give their life to something. What I did was just to start a little earlier.

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

When we started the band, it was because we were waiting for a sound that never happened. We got tired of waiting, and we decided to just do it ourselves.

Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you make them happen. Stop sketching, and start building.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The man with a new idea is a crank until his idea succeeds.

I don't like to follow in the footsteps. I like to learn from the footsteps that came before me, forge a new path.

I've always taken it upon myself to be a pioneer or a leader, and create a different sound, not just go by what the radio is playing at the time.

I always try to do something nobody else has done.