I was with Shaq at his home the day he retired. It was innovative for him to become the media and announce via social media that he was retiring.

Social media is the ultimate equalizer. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.

You're more likely to drown in the sea of sameness than get eaten by a shark while navigating new waters.

I realized that social media can be powerful force for good in the world and that acts of kindness can be scaled globally.

Social media provides an avenue to build relationships with media outlets and have an ongoing relationship with reporters.

It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television.

Time is priceless. Spend it with people you have high value and energy exchange rates with.

By providing memorable social media customer service, companies not only create deeper connections with consumers, but they glean valuable insights on how to improve their products or services.

Ask forgiveness, not permission. But make sure you bring your results with you.

While strides are being made in the social-media space, the newspaper and news business should continue to embrace social media.

God knows I wanted love... but the moment I had to choose between the man I loved and my dresses... I chose the dresses

The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.

Conscience is the root of all true courage.

I'd been in love with her for years. I never left this suburban town. I didn't go to university. I went to Audrey.

When you're in love with the work, the energy comes more naturally. You want to wake up in the morning to write more material, or to go on stage and give every shred of emotion you have.

[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.

I really wasn't very much of a rebel. I'm seen by people now as more of a rebel which is strange. I don't like doing what people tell me to do. I don't deliberately rebel against them.

I'll always be waiting in the wings Bella

Karma is the eternal assertion of human freedom. . . . Our thoughts, our words, and deeds are the threads of the net which we throw around ourselves.

Nothing deflates so fast as a punctured reputation.