Seth Godin Quotes

To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society

Good enough never is. Set your standards so high that even the flaws are considered excellent.

Don’t tolerate any form of average. Don’t accept Dis-excellence. Don’t stand for mediocre. If you’re going to settle, then please settle for the absolute best.

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Good is not good, where better is expected

Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.

I am incapable of mediocrity.

For what level of mediocrity will you settle?

the great is seldom a deterrent to the mediocre

Only mediocrity escapes criticism.

I just cannot take mediocrity. I just cannot take it on any level.

I have a problem with honoring mediocrity in so many cases over teams that have great years.

I think that many Californians have been accustomed to, have normalized, that being good sometimes is good enough.

Excellence is the accumulation of hundreds of minute decisions; it is execution at the most granular level. Once you accept the idea that you should give in to things that make no sense because other people do those things and you want to appear reasonable, you are on a path towards mediocrity.

I played every sport in high school for one year. If I couldn't be great at it, I quit. I would rather not do it than be average.

If you want to be great, you should be great everywhere, not just here and there.

Set the bar high - do the best you possibly can.

I remembered that throughout my growing up and education and pursuing my dreams and desires, going into acting, and, of course, getting through Yale University and on and on and on, that being average, being mediocre was not an option that you should be proud of.

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

I think the main thing I would say is, don't settle. Don't settle for something that's not great.

A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

You’ll never achieve 100 percent if 99 percent is okay.

Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence.

Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.

Don't ever let good enough be good enough.