It had not yet been named Silicon Valley, but you had the defense industry, you had Hewlett-Packard. But you also had the counter-culture, the Bay Area. That entire brew came together in Steve Jobs.

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.

History repeats itself because nobody listens the first time.

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.

Hating hurts the hater the most. Hating is not a salve for the wounded soul, it is an abrasive that keeps the soul wounded and raw and oversensitive.

I think the only necessary conclusion is that we are too beautiful, because being not beautiful at all just doesn't make sense.

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

If I smashed the traditions it was because I knew no traditions. I'm the girl with the unquenchable thirst.

Make films whenever and however you can - don't take no for an answer.

Nothing is so catching as example.

Poetry a riprap on the slick rock of metaphysics

The title's more important than the book.

We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not so as to degrade other countries.

I think there's always a role for Congress under every instance in every administration to conduct oversight of the executive branch.