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Casey Neistat is an American YouTube personality filmmaker, vlogger, and the co-founder of the multimedia company Beme.
Neistat created space for all creators to collaborate and influence each other. The sensation has three children too.
Recently the online sensation was in the spotlight. Neistat got overwhelming responses after he shared a post on Twitter sharing his experience when he accidentally scratched a stranger's car. He promised to pay the amount by leaving a note. However, the stranger requested him to donate to a local food bank instead of sending it to him. The gesture gained attention instantly and caused Neistat to change his attitude towards Los Angeles. This, in turn, inspired him to start a series of reasons why he loves LA. So, here is our curated list of Casey Neistat quotes.
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Inspirational Quotes By Casey Neistat

Did you know that Casey Neistat never attended school or university? His first job was as a dishwasher in a seafood restaurant. Here are some inspirational Casey Neistat quotes to motivate and inspire you.
1."You never make it. There is no end goal in life so you should enjoy the journey."
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2."If you're doing what everyone else is doing, you're doing it wrong."
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3."Overthinking the process will kill any career in the creative space. You just have to do, not think."
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4."Free time is the enemy of progress. Because free time. Sitting around. Is not doing."
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5."Keep yourself busy. As long as you're doing something you will find your path."
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6."Always the stairs. Never the escalator."
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7."Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and work."
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8."Being nice takes work that's why I really like people who are nice."
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9."Do what you can't"
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10."Work hard, be brave."
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11."Never get comfortable."
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12."Ideas are cheap. Ideas are easy. Ideas are common. Everybody has ideas. Ideas are highly, highly overvalued. Execution is all that matters."
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13."Always ask yourself: Am I living the life I want? Constantly evaluate where you are in life to make sure you are heading towards the direction you want."
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14."I actively pursue experiences that are unlike any others that I've experienced and cultures that I don't know and unfamiliar places and unfamiliar history and things like that."
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15."The only way you can have a job and sleep at work whenever you want is when you own the company."
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16."Sometimes we need to let go of the old to make room for the new."
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17."It's the execution that matters, never the idea."
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18."Don't try to fit in you will be unhappy when you try to be something you are not."
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19."You either act on ideas or you set them free. You don't dwell on ideas."
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20."The time is always right now."
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21."Don't be a slave to praise."
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22."Someday I won't be able to do this. The time is now."
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23."You can be the hardest working person in the room and I think the hardest working person will always win."
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24."Phone calls, that is actually interrupting someone's life to have them talk on the phone, should be reserved for emergencies only."
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25."To sit around and say, I'm not motivated so I can't do anything, to me is the same thing as be like, I'm so hungry I can't eat....the only way to fix your motivational problem is to do something."
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26."When you're taught the right way to do something you are forced to forge your own path."
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27."I washed dishes so I could make movies. It was never a way for me to make money."
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28."I'm not an exhibitionist; I don't have a compulsion to share the ins and outs of my daily life with a public audience."
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29."I moved to New York City when I was 20 years old, started making movies non-stop. I didn't have any friends, so I would just sit at home all night editing on my iMac."
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30."I don't know of a more noble, a bigger deal as a filmmaker than to be a youtube filmmaker."
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Important Casey Neistat Quotes On Life
Casey Neistat has learned a lot from his journey and Casey Neistat quotes show that he has a lot of wisdom to share. Here are some Casey Neistat quotes that impart life lessons to us all.
31."Experience does to the soul, what education does for the mind."
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32."Be nice to people. It's not cool when people are unfriendly."
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33."It's a lot easier to be mean. So mean people, on top of being jerks, are also lazy and uninventive."
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34."It's not how much time you spend doing what you love, It's how little time you spend doing what you hate."
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35."Look back at your life. It's always the hardest times that made you who you are."
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36."When you get bullied, success is the best revenge. Always remember the kids who bully you are losers and will remain losers."
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37."A shared life is a great life."
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38."Go to bed when you have finished work- not earlier."
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39."Success is not a destination."
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40."The best way to find something you love is by doing something you hate."
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41."I have a rule. Ignore praise, embrace criticism. I never seek compliment, it's generally a dead end."
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42."Persistence and endurance will make you omnipotent."
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43."Retirement is what people do when they wait to die."
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44."Challenge everything in life. Never expect the norm."
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45."More often than not I find myself in situations where I have no idea what I'm doing and I feel no shame in revealing that."
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46."Just trying to live our lives and figuring out how to turn that into art. It's tough to say that the art was premeditated. Instead, you just focused on living. How do I live? What do I want to do? Then you figured out how to make that into art."
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47."It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it."
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48."As a guiding principle life shrinks and expands in direct proportion to your willingness to assume risk."
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49."The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe."
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Best Casey Neistat Quotes

Casey Neistat is a YouTube sensation and has spoken at various universities like MIT, Yale, and Harvard. Here are some of the best Casey Neistat quotes from his life and experience.
50."You can get whatever you want, but you can't want whatever you want."
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51."As a director, I have the greatest job in the world, but if I don't push the boundaries, then what's the point of having it?"
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52."I never want money that I didn't earn."
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53."Story is king. Everything else is a slave to the story."
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54."If it is broken fix it. If you don't like it change it. And if you want something take it. Don't complain about it. Do something about it."
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55."There are good reasons not to do things, but if you really believe that there's something you have to do, the universe has a way of making it okay."
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56."Truth is so much more interesting than the fiction we are used to."
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57."If you're fit now, take advantage of it. If you have a free hour, take advantage of it, If you have an idea now, take advantage of it. All those things are fleeting and all those things are temporary."
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58."I think I'm like the nerdy dad from middle school who always has a video camera, but in the same respect, I only take out during interesting occasions."
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59."As a viewer, I care about people, I care about characters, I care about perspective."
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60."I think you should dress nicely for airports. You're surrounded by people coming from all walks of life. You should look your best."
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61."I always thought of myself as an amateur stunt man."
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62."Without a goal, you can't score."
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63."The biggest risk is to take no risk at all."
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64."Every time I took these bigger risks, the opportunity for a bigger payout was always there."
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65."Without a goal, you can't score."
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66."Nothing makes me less happy than relaxation and sitting around with nothing to do."
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67."Sunday is my favorite day."
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68."I'm too busy for insecurities. It's just a distraction. If I have any, I have ignored them for so long they have gone away."
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69."You know those days when you catch yourself smiling and you stop and wonder why am I smiling today? Those are the best days."
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70."Every major decision I have taken in the last eight years have been prefaced by a run. Where else do you get those uninterrupted hours to do nothing but think?"
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71."I run 50-70 miles per week. And lift five or six days. It's my time."
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72."It's both scary and flattering that my vlog-style has become film making curriculum."
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73."Don’t worry about pursuing others, worry about getting others to pursue you."
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74."The technical process which is interesting in its own right but I think the creative process is what is more intriguing."
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75."The only time I get depressed is when I'm not being productive, it's when I am not accomplishing or doing or contributing in any way."
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