The political system is broke. It doesn’t matter who the leader is if you are frozen in time and your hands are tied. Social media is so strong that minority groups get a huge say. – Gerry Harvey
Too many of us are vulnerable, and I look forward to working with AARP to advise people about the safest ways to conduct their financial transactions and manage social media. – Frank Abagnale
Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I’m in public. It might as well be a press conference. – Dwyane Wade
Social media can be dangerous. People hide behind their computers and write negative things, so I like to keep it about communicating with my fans. – Mo Farah
If you’re trying to write about what the Chinese people are talking about, you can sometimes get a distorted picture if you go online and look at the conversation on social media. – Evan Osnos
It’s very much the currency of discourse on social media where political disagreements very quickly become very personalised. – Nicola Sturgeon
I have no idea how to use social media for anything other than forwarding a good fart joke. – Nia Vardalos
Because it’s so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, ‘likes’ and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art – or even into their own Web ventures. – Neil Strauss
There seems to be no limit to the exciting possibilities that come from combining technical innovations, the Internet, and social media. – Mohamed El-Erian
Contrary to the utopian rhetoric of social media enthusiasts, the Internet often makes the jump from deliberation to participation even more difficult, thwarting collective action under the heavy pressure of never-ending internal debate. – Evgeny Morozov
The judiciary wields enormous power but is utterly mysterious to most Americans. People know more about ‘American Idol’ judges than Supreme Court judges. Done right, social media is a high-octane tool to boost civic awareness. – Don Willett
Our content carries the Forbes name, and our whole mantra is to put authoritative journalism at the center of the social media experience. – Michael Perlis
I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that. – Daisy Ridley
Somewhere along the way, when we were building social media products, we forgot the reason we like to communicate with our friends is because it’s fun. – Evan Spiegel
Everyone’s like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyone’s like, ‘Hey, yeah!’ and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you. – Earl Sweatshirt
I’ve become increasingly fascinated with social media to improve on traditional ways of preparing for and predicting the future. – Noreena Hertz
I once looked over the shoulder of a friend on Facebook and it looked like hieroglyphs to me. There’s merit online, of course, but social media gets super freaky. Imagine if three generations from now, people online have forgotten what date or day of the week it is. – Feist
Being on Twitter and social media, you obviously get to see a lot more of what people are thinking of you and of your show. – Eliza Taylor
We’re dealing with an enemy now, ISIS, that has a very sophisticated social media program. – Mike McCaul
Increasingly, consumers don’t search for products and services. Rather, services come to their attention via social media. – Erik Qualman
I recognize that it often serves competitors best to talk past each other – especially when you are trying to claim the fleeting attentions of voters on a debate stage or on social media. But think how much more clarity we could get if the people who wanted to be president clearly explained why he or she is the better choice. – Gwen Ifill
Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever. – Daniel Goleman
Whether you’re a Twitter follower, a YouTube subscriber or a Facebook friend, natural social instinct is to collect people and to not kind of see them later. But unfortunately, with social media, you collect them and they’re in your life, whether you really want them or not. – Felicia Day
Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show. – Gary Vaynerchuk
Social media affords me an opportunity to interact with fans on a daily basis, not just for a few seconds apiece at a science-fiction convention. – George Takei
When you think of the exponential speed and scale of expansion of social media or a service, you have to believe that it is equally possible to rapidly transform the lives of those who have long stood on the margins of hope. – Narendra Modi
