For decades, media companies have largely controlled the tools through which consumers were told what to buy, wear or think. Now consumers possess the same ability to produce, distribute and curate content and distribute it to their peers in real time across social media platforms. Simon Mainwaring abilitybuycompany share on social
I had no preconceived idea what fame would be like, because I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to do my work. Hell, I just wanted to pay my rent on time. Iyanla Vanzant famefamoushell Change image and share on social
I type my sermon notes into my BlackBerry, then I upload my sermon notes to my blog, my Facebook page and some of the information to my Twitter account. That's 100,000 people I'm sharing the Gospel with by the virtue of typing it into my BlackBerry as opposed to writing it down. That is being efficient with my time. Roland Martin 000accountblackberry share on social
If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time. Michael Chang easyfourthquit Change image and share on social
Good authors mature over time: it does take awhile. Travel abroad and learn to live in other cultures. That's one of the things about teaching abroad. Richard K. Morgan abroadauthorawhile Change image and share on social
I love picture books - with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different versions of a story at the same time. Mini Grey actbookdouble Change image and share on social
If you want to make information stick, it's best to learn it, go away from it for a while, come back to it later, leave it behind again, and once again return to it - to engage with it deeply across time. Our memories naturally degrade, but each time you return to a memory, you reactivate its neural network and help to lock it in. Joshua Foer backdeeplydegrade share on social
Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking. Moshe Safdie architectureforwardpart Change image and share on social
In German science, we have a special problem. We lose talented women at the time they get pregnant. Some of it occurs because they are encouraged - by their husbands, bosses and the government - to take long maternity leaves. Christiane Nusslein-Volhard bossencouragegerman share on social
We've been around long enough and have been to enough award shows to know that it is easy to lose to Phil Collins at any time. Matt Stone awardcollinseasy Change image and share on social