History repeats itself because nobody listens the first time.

We don't have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we do it.

The power of social media is it forces necessary change.

Consumers are taking ownership of brands, and their referral power is priceless.

The beauty of social media is that it will point out your company's flaws; the key questions is how quickly you address these flaws.

Assume whatever you do, both offline and online, will be seen by your mother, dad, boss, coach, boyfriend, teacher… the world.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

Successful companies in social media function more like entertainment companies, publishers, or party planners than as traditional advertisers.

The ROI of social media is that your business will still exist in 5 years.

25 percent of search results for the world's top 20 largest brands are links to user-generated content. 34 percent of bloggers post opinions about products and brands.

Why are we trying to measure social media like a traditional channel anyway? Social media touches every facet of business and is more an extension of good business ethics.

Realize your strengths, accept your weaknesses, but never become someone you don't recognize.

Loneliness means when you have no one to celebrate your success with and share your pains.

All sins are attempts to fill voids.

Being friends with anyone for 30 years is no easy task - people change, they drift apart, they move on.

We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare.

Her smile is like summer moonlight-beautiful and magical, with a fire that could melt the night.

I have a checkered past. I'll take any eyeliner that comes my way.

People have very specific opinions of comedy. Slapstick was an art form in the '20s and the lowest form of show business in the '50s. Who's right, who's wrong? Who's an idiot, who's not?

That cotton trade was almost the deal breaker for me. It was at that point that I said, “Mr. Stupid, why risk everything on one trade? Why not make your life a pursuit of happiness rather than pain?

Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.