Consumers today have become a cynical mob of buyers who believe the reviews and ratings of complete strangers much more readily than your brand's promises and distinctions.

Ideas are the currency of innovation.

Evidently, one thing seems to have more value in direct proportion to whether or not we feel we have the freedoms, joys or conveniences of that thing.

So it comes down to scarcity, one product or service having qualities you won’t find everywhere or ideally, anywhere. It’s the job of every brand to seek that out as their standard, their stamp.

Launching a brand is not for those with thin skin. It takes courage, intelligence and foresight.

Every great brand goes back to a courageous individual who dared to say 'NO' to the status quo.

Social media isn’t a brand strategy. Social media is a channel. While it’s important for a brand to develop something to say, it’s more important to create something that will be heard.

Brand growth and dominance is created by having the highest brand value, not the lowest price tag.

We've all seen it. A #startup begins with a #dream, a #passion to do something others have missed or overlooked.

When it comes to branding and the ever-changing social media phenomenon, you’re not a mushroom. In other words, you shouldn’t be kept in the dark and fed a pile of...well, you get the idea.

Why do some brands grow explosively when others (that could be thriving) die a lonely and forgettable death?

And it is you, spirit--with will and energy, and virtue and purity--that I want, not alone with your brittle frame.

The landscape should belong to the people who see it all the time.

You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

I find [Donald Trump] to be a vile human being - one that lies so often, so casually, and with such confidence, that fact-checkers actually cannot keep up.

I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.

For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.

It's not like I'm looking to describe something that's only true of my own circumstances. It's beyond. It's way inside, you know. It's reaching inside to something that you have in common with many.

I might not be Silent any longer, but I still have the perfect poker face.

Ladies and Gentleman, I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS.