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.

People don't want to embrace culture shifts because it's not going to happen in the next 20 minutes.

People are more comfortable learning about wine because now they can just Google, you know, 'Soave,' and say, 'Oh, O.K., cool.'

When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.

My store, Wine Library, outsells big national chains. How do you think we do it? It started with hustle. I always say that our success wasn't due to my hundreds of online videos about wine that went viral, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.

I would argue heavily that the time that has been allocated to social used to come from television, and people are benefitting from it. People who are saying, 'Aw, you're spending all your time on Facebook, or all your time on Twitter,' I'd like to understand what the person used to do with that time.

You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.

I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.

I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?

Many people who I respected were disappointed when I started 'Wine Library TV.' They thought I was dumbing down wine, but I always knew I was one of the biggest producers of new wine drinkers in the world, and people are realizing it now.

I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I think, is that they think a video comes across as 'I'm cool, look at how many e-mails I get.' That perception doesn't scare me, because I know who I am.

I do not believe that people want to work hard enough and they want to find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly.

I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time.

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

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.'

Keep saying hello to people. They will be the differentiator for you for the rest of your life.

When people are using their devices, it's probable that almost half are networking on social media.

If you know exactly what you want to be, you need to spend as much time as possible with people who are actually that already...

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business, or a Fortune 500 company, great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling. That's a constant. What's always in flux, especially in this noisy, mobile world, is how, when, and where the story gets told, and even who gets to tell all of it.

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!

A lot of people can play the piano, but not everyone can be Billy Joel.

The people who make the greatest wines in the world, they love their dirt, they pick it up, they coddle it, they kiss it, they put it in a jar and it sits on their mantle in the living room, because they know. They know.

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

Pour your heart and soul into your business. People will notice.

Your story needs to move people’s spirits and build their goodwill, so that when you finally do ask them to buy from you, they feel like you’ve given them so much it would be almost rude to refuse.

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.

On Facebook, the definition of great content is not the content that makes the most sales, but the content that people most want to share with others.

If people say you shouldn't pursue business around your passion they are haters. Don't believe them.

I pride myself in listening. When you have people paying attention to you, your biggest job is to listen what they want. Deliver what your community wants.

I love people, and the hustle.

If your organization’s intentions transcend the mere act of selling a product or service, and it is brave enough to expose its heart and soul, people will respond. They will connect. They will like you. They will talk. They will buy.

Great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling.

The biggest gains come from associating with people u DONT agree with!

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

Stop whining, start hustling.

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!

You can market your ass off, but if your product sucks, you're dead.

I'm just always looking forwards. I spend very little time, looking backwards.

There is never a bad time to start a business - unless you want to start a mediocre one.

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.

When it call comes down to it, nothing trumps execution.

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

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

The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.

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

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

Time - the one asset none of us are ever gonna get more of.

Effort is grossly underrated.

Legacy is greater than currency.