Gary Vaynerchuk Quotes

“I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.”

“Social media is not a fad because it's human.”

“We are in control of the one asset that we all give the most f#%ks about, and that is time.”

“One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.”

“The best marketing strategy ever: CARE”

“Ignoring platforms that have gained critical mass is a great way to look slow and out-of-touch. Do not cling to nostalgia. Do not put your principles above the reality of the market. Do not be a snob.”

“I never thought I'd be a person who would want to write books...I promise you not a single English teacher I've ever had would have thought that this would be going on right now.”

“It took thirty-eight years before 50 million people gained access to radios. It took television thirteen years to earn an audience that size. It took Instagram a year and a half.”

“You cannot underestimate the sharpness of people’s BS radar. They can spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away.”

“Whether you're 9 or 90, stop trying to fix the things you're bad at, and focus on the things you're good at.”

“VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.”

“We're sharing things in our lives everyday that we wouldn't have picked up the phone to talk about ten years ago.”

“The reason we love our parents is because they loved us first. Every single company should take this advice.”

“I don't know how you can justify leaving any engagement behind in the social Web of 2011.”

“IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones.”

“I love people, and the hustle.”

“In 2006, the Blockbuster board got together and said, ‘Do you know anyone using Netflix.’ …Look how that worked out. That is what happens when you put ten 80-year-old guys in a room…Be on record. Be on the right side of history. You don’t want to be the person that supported the Blockbuster decision.”

“My natural inclination to be improv rather than an educated character serves me well.”

“Stop crying... keep hustling.”

“I really chess-play culture shifts. I'm really good at understanding what worldwide cell-phone use means. That's what I do. I try to picture it three to four to five steps ahead.”

“Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.”

“Stop whining, start hustling.”

“I have no interest in going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids. I'm just not that kind of dude.”

“Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless.”

“I want to sit with 80- and 90-year-old people more than anyone. They have played this game before. Not one of them has told me, 'I wish I had more money.'”