Seth Godin Quotes

I want to be great, something special.

I have a horror of not rising above mediocrity.

I don't understand people who just live to exist, live to be OK. Live to be regular, live to be average. It doesn't make any sense to me. I live to be the best. I don't live to be good. You only get one life, and I live to be great. I live to be special.

I don't think you should just do what makes you happy. Do what makes you great.

Indeed, everybody wants to be a wow, But not everybody knows exactly how.

A man doesn't amount to something because he has been successful at a third-rate career like journalism. It is evidence, that's all: evidence that if he buckled down and worked hard, he might some day do something really worth doing.

I love to be challenged, and I'm never sitting comfortable in the mediocrity chair.

I always want to grow and top myself.

My biggest fear in life is to be average.

Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

Why would you want to do something and not be special and want the best?

Sometimes when I get asked by younger wrestlers, 'Do you have any advice for me? What do you think you can help me on?' and I tell them I think the best advice is to try and outdo yourself. Always be unique, always be creative. I think that was part of my success. I never wanted anybody to be on top of me. I always wanted to be number one.

We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.

I knew myself. I knew where I wanted to go in life. I wanted to be the very best I could be in whatever I pursued.

The biggest fear in my life is being mediocre.

Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .

Always be eager to learn, no matter how successful you might already be. In the Millionaires' Club, we sometimes invite a billionaire to come talk to us. He says, 'You're doing okay, but come on. How about if you really poured it on!'

I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.

Dedicate yourself to expressing your best.

I decided to be the best and the smartest.

I'm not just trying to be a good game manager. I'm trying to be great.

I believe in excellence. It is a basic need of every human soul. All of us can be excellent, because, fortunately, we are exceedingly diverse in our ambitions and talents.

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.

Commit to becoming breathtakingly great in all you do. And that's what you'll become.

Don’t simply settle for what your parents had. You can go further than that. You can do more, have more, be more.