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You don't always need to talk with experts; sometimes the consumer, who just might be a friend or acquaintance, is your best consultant.

I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.

I think sometimes we forget what we have, and occasionally it's important to remind ourselves.

Music is such an important part of my life.

Make the most out of every single day you have on earth and be thankful for them.

A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement,

With technology today, companies are less in control of their brand

Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.

I'm not a late-night person. After 10 P.M., I'm falling asleep. If I'm out at that time, I'll be the one falling asleep at dinner.

Anyone can make a difference, so you don't have to have it be some huge, global campaign ... you can start small, and that's just as important.

I don't get jet lagged that much. I'm so used to traveling and being in different places every day that I can sleep anywhere.

Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters ... You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.

Stuff can't make you happy.

One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends.

I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.

If whatever you do helps just one person, you've done something wonderful.

Setbacks and fear are inevitable. The thing that distinguishes the ultimate successes from the ultimate failures is this: What do you do with them?

Keep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don't let technology enslave you.

The more you give, the more you live.

What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow.

Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don't necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.

When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed.

TOMS is no longer a shoe company ... we're a one-for-one company.

I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people.

Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.

Giving does not just feel good, but it's really, really good for business, and it's good for your personal brand.

My goal was to go back to Argentina, and give them all-all the shoes-away. Not just to give them away, but to place them on each child's foot.

Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it's true, and it's important.

Facts are important, but the story matters. Poorly presented facts can even get in the way of the story's impact.

When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, [ ... ] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else's.

No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show up in person.

I love what I do, but it is hard to have a personal relationship when you're never home.

[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.

TOMS didn't have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that's sustainable.

I would have never imagined that I'd become a shoe salesman so that I could give away shoes. I mean that idea is ludicrous.

[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.

you must play by a new set of rules - because, increasingly, the tried-and-true tenets of success are just tried, not true.

Allow your team to incorporate giving into their life through their job. Not only do employees stay around a lot longer, they do a lot more good.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.

The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you're doing.

The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.

I think once you start traveling, you don't stop.

Life is more fun when you stop caring what other people think.

With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.

When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.