Quotes from Gary Vaynerchuk

I don't want anybody to not recognize how appreciative I am of the volume of e-mails I get.

The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.

My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.

99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns. We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble.

Nobody walks this earth thinking he's better than I think I am - I think I'm great. At the same time, it's so obvious to me that I'm nobody.

What's the ROI of your Mom?

You need to spend all of your time and energy on creating something that actually brings value to the people you're asking for money!

People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy.

I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life.

Someone with less passion and talent and poorer content can totally beat you if they're willing to work longer and harder than you are. Hustle is it.

The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period.

Know the philosophy, know the details, and ignore everything in the middle.

Content is king, but context is God.

I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.

Publicly, they claim to be thrilled to have the opportunity to engage directly with their customers; privately, they suspect, maybe even fervently hope, that Facebook and its spawn are fads.

A penguin cannot become a giraffe, so just be the best penguin you can be.

All your ideas may be solid or even good .. But you have to Actually EXECUTE on them for them to matter.

I hate how many people think "glass half-empty" when their glass is really four-fifths full. I'm grateful when I have one drop in the glass because I know exactly what to do with it.

It's easy to dream about it ... Much harder to execute it ....Work!

Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless.

No matter what you do, your job is to tell your story.

You didn't grow up driving...you figured it out.

Legacy is greater than currency.

Effort is grossly underrated.