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"Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built."
"I have never listened to authority. It is not in my DNA."
"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."
"If you talk about Cabernet and Merlot-based value between $10 and $25, I will tell you that Bordeaux is the best value in the world."
"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 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."
"Really, truly, try to figure out what your palate is all about. If you've determined that you don't like dirty old stinky wine - old-world flavors - you probably like new-world fruit bombs. Stick to Shirazes and California Cabernets or Zinfandels."
"When I was 17 or 18 I wanted to become a wine expert, and my parents wouldn't let me drink. So I was devastated. All I could do was read, and I read and I read. And I'd read something like, you know, 'Subtle hints of cassis."
"I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports."
"I have Internet fame. Real fame is more intense."
"People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom."
"Give, give, give, give… Ask."
"The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real."
"My natural inclination to be improv rather than an educated character serves me well."
"We are living at the beginning of the humanization of business."
"I spent all my time in the clouds or the dirt and that is why I think I’m successful"
"I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had."
"Patience is grossly underestimated."
"I measure my success by how happy I am, not how big the business is or how much money I've made."
"Beaujolais is so underrated."