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

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes friendship means not having to say anything. Thank yous and apologies can sometimes get lost, but that doesn't mean they're unexpressed, " murmured Hermione.

Caw! Caw, Hartley, caw!"Chase narrowed his eyes again."Sam?"I nodded. Then crossed to the window again and called down to Sam. "You can quit squawking. He caught me.

You owe it to your inner-self to never allow your past to take the place of your present or future.

You look like a hot tamale.”“That’s not really a compliment.

I never ask for mercy and seek no one's sympathy.

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

I entered the Physics Department in 1950, receiving a Master's degree in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1956. It is difficult to convey the sense of excitement that pervaded the Department at that time.

I play a lot of hard men and gangsters, and I’m not like that at all.

I do believe abstraction is and was meant to embody deep emotion. I believe that's its job, in the history of art.