Fortune follows those who can create ideas by connecting old ones. Strong personal brands are created when connection and creation connect.

Never underestimate the collective strength of your weakest connections.

The greatest irony is that people with Rolodexes are no longer LinkedIn. And if that pun doesn't make sense, don’t ask anyone in your Rolodex to explain it.

A personal brand, once local and temporal, is now global and forever. That’s the blessing and the curse of the internet with regards to your reputation.

Deciding which relationships to pursue can be difficult. Especially if you’re trying to get hired by the Magic 8 Ball factory and that little triangle thing isn't floating right.

Build a valuable brand by branding what is valuable about you.

Corporate & personal branding both require storytelling to be captivating. Stories provide context, meaning & the opportunity for relationship.

The only personal branding consultant who can ever hope to have a clear understanding of you and your value can be found in the mirror.

Personal brands are determined by a track record of actions, not a track record of plans.

Soylent Green is made out of people. So is your personal network… but let’s hope its non-toxic because you drink it every day.

A personal brand is determined by what you have created, whom you have connected, and how you have made those people feel.

Suffering is a form of knowledge. It tells us what is wrong with our world.

A strong work ethic is a form of accountability, because it involves keeping a promise to one's employer. It is not the same thing as workaholism.

I get absolutely shitfaced. I am shitfaced and hyper and ten years old. I am having the time of my life.

Innocence is the ability to see things for what they are.

It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'

The philanthropist, the politician, and the pimp are inevitably found in alliance because they have the same motives, they seek the same ends, to exist for, through, and by others.

Most important thing about your diet is who cooks it, a human or a corporation.

People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down the walls between the various agencies.

When people can walk away from you: Let them walk.

To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;) Is the only method that I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so.