Solis Quotes & Sayings

Social Media is much bigger than we give it credit for. It's not just about PR or just about marketing. — Brian Solis

I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole life, and I had to seize it. — Hilda Solis

We live in a time where brands are people and people are brands. — Brian Solis

Just promise me something . . . ." He looked down at my hand fisted in his and pushed his fingers into it, compelling me to entwine my fingers with his, a move that was perfectly him. He'd pushed himself into my heart much the same way. "Promise," he went on, "that if you hear about a grupped-up tiger gone feral, you'll hire a hunter to put me down."
"No," I gasped. "You'll have years before that happens and by then, Dr. Solis will have found a cure. — Kat Falls

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices. — Hilda Solis

Social media is not owned by marketing. — Brian Solis

Experiences are everything. And businesses must create experiences that mean something. If necessity is the mother of invention, then vision is the father of innovation. — Brian Solis

The future of marketing is not about technology — Brian Solis

In the digital space, attention is a currency. We earn it. We spend it — Brian Solis

People align with movements they can believe in, and it is the human, intellectual, and financial investment in genuine content that defines experiences. — Brian Solis

At times you feel like you're the only voice speaking out to improve the working conditions of people, whether it's to be able to collectively bargain, to get adequate pay, to know that you can come home safe out of a coal mine. — Hilda Solis

Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and inspiration. — Hilda Solis

I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people ... some of the hardest-working people I've ever met. — Hilda Solis

My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's not the message we should be sending. — Hilda Solis

Businesses are interacting with consumers to socialize rather than learn about customer expectations to in turn, deliver tangible value, improve product experiences, and invest in long-term relationships, — Brian Solis

Actions speak louder than words. Businesses must act. Once the door to social consciousness is opened, bring the spirit of your company through it to affect change. — Brian Solis

The next 10 years are either going to happen to us, or because of us. — Brian Solis

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money ... but lots of love. — Hilda Solis

The more we remember that we are part of the networks as human beings, the more we can act as human beings and not as corporate functions. — Brian Solis

Digital Darinism is already changing the landscape of business. — Brian Solis

Twitter is your window to relevance , but Facebook is your home page for the Social Web — Brian Solis

The bottom line is that people are seeking answers and direction, not messages or sales pitches. — Brian Solis

Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official, I know that fighting for what is just is not always popular but it is necessary; that is the real challenge that public servants face and it is where courage counts the most. Without courage, our action or inaction results in suffering of the few and injustice for all. — Hilda Solis

Yogi Bhajan once wrote, "...you are not free by taking drugs. The neurons of the brain will become feeble. You will lose your nostril pituitary sensitivity. You can never smell the subtlety of life. You'll always be dragging your life." With artificial highs, the individual is left enslaved by the need for their next fix. The selfishness to fulfill that need drives many an addict to do unspeakable crimes. Any — Jen Solis

Quis hic locus, quae regio, quae mundi plaga? ubi sum? sub ortu solis, an sub cardine glacialis ursae?"

"What place is this, what region, what quarter of the world? Where am I? Under the rising of the sun or beneath the wheeling course of the frozen bear?"

Hercules Furens (The Mad Hercules), Act 5, line 1138 — Seneca.

Please repeat: Influence is Not popularity. — Brian Solis

Don't compete for the moment, compete for the future. — Brian Solis

Information overload is a symptom of our desire to not focus on what's important. It is a choice. — Brian Solis

Typically, during recessionary times, particular groups suffer higher rates of unemployment -African Americans, and Latinos, and in some cases other minority groups. If you don't have a high level of training or education you're going to fall into that category. — Hilda Solis

How do you become a thought leader? It starts with *being* a thought leader and then connecting the dots back to you. — Brian Solis

To understand the mindset of the connected consumer, one must realize that everything begins with search and intent. — Brian Solis

The landscape for business isn't changing because of social media, it's changing because consumer expectations are evolving. — Brian Solis

Attention is a precious commodity. — Brian Solis

We need women to go through apprentice programs. I've seen women who did, and who are now highly trained electricians and welders. These are jobs that women are capable of doing. — Hilda Solis

Protecting children and vulnerable workers abroad is a part of our overall efforts here at the Department of Labor. — Hilda Solis

Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human. — Brian Solis

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work. — Hilda Solis

While creating a social brand is a necessary endeavor, building a social business is an investment. — Brian Solis

Engagement is shaped by the interpretation of its intentions. In order for social media to mutually benefit you and your customers, you must engage them in meaningful and advantageous conversations, empowering them as true participants in your marketing and service efforts. — Brian Solis

Social media spark a revelation that we, the people, have a voice, and through the democratization of content and ideas we can once again unite around common passions, inspire movements, and ignite change. — Brian Solis

Social media is about sociology and psychology more then technology. — Brian Solis

Well, I'll tell you, one of things I'm proud of is for someone from Southern California, who didn't grow up around coal mines, I learned a lot that tragic day we lost twenty-nine miners at Upper Big Branch coal mine. — Hilda Solis

Social media is less about technology and more about anthropology, sociology, and ethnography. — Brian Solis

Brands are no longer created; they are co-created. — Brian Solis

The best advice I can give women at all levels is increase training. There are still areas where we have to break through that glass ceiling. — Hilda Solis

To succeed in the business of the future we have to become the very people we are trying to reach — Brian Solis

Twitter is a human seismograph — Brian Solis

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books. — Hilda Solis

It is only by walking in the digital footsteps of your customer that you can uncover a new landscape of opportunities for engagement as well as a new reality for your business. — Brian Solis

Each business is a victim of Digital Darwinism, the evolution of consumer behavior when society and technology evolve faster than the ability to exploit it. Digital Darwinism does not discriminate. Every business is threatened. — Brian Solis

The difference between the "natural" individuation process, which runs its course unconsciously, and the one which is consciously realized, is tremendous. In the first case consciousness nowhere intervenes; the end remains as dark as the beginning. In the second case so much darkness comes to light that the personality is permeated with light, and consciousness necessarily gains in scope and insight. The encounter between conscious and unconscious has to ensure that the light which shines in the darkness is not only comprehended by the darkness, but comprehends it. The filius solis et lunae (the son of the Sun and Moon) is the possible result as well as the symbol of this union of opposites. It is the alpha and omega of the process, the mediator and intermedius. "It has a thousand names," say the alchemists, meaning that the source from which the individuation process rises and the goal toward which it aims is nameless, ineffable. — C. G. Jung

I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come. How we have emerged, and that there will be more women, women of color especially Latinas who will get involved. — Hilda Solis

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students. — Hilda Solis

I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most to him. In my case, I have been working to improve the overall quality of life for working families for most of my adult life, and I think that experience resonated with the president. — Hilda Solis

It's not business to consumer, it's not business to business, it's people to people — Brian Solis

My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for more than 20 years on an assembly line. — Hilda Solis

The new social landscape is rich with emotion. — Brian Solis

hunc igitur terrorem animi tenebrasque necessest
non radii solis neque lucida tela diei
discutiant, sed naturae species ratioque.
(1.146ff.)

Therefore it is necessary that neither the rays of the sun nor the shining spears of Day should shatter this terror and darkness of the mind, but the aspect and reason of nature... — Titus Lucretius Carus

What else is possible? — Maria Martin Solis

Evolution is evolution - and it's happened before us and will continue after we're gone. But, what's taking place now is much more than change for the sake of change. The socialization of content creation, consumption and participation, is hastening the metamorphosis that transforms everyday people into participants of a powerful and valuable media literate society. — Brian Solis

We cannot measure, what it is we do not know to value. — Brian Solis

I can't help who I am," I pointed out. "i mean, do you think I should just hide?" I tapped one finger against my chin. "Gee, if only there was some place, some safe place, like in the middle of freaking nowhere, where I could surround myself with strong immortals and maybe learn how to protect myself and ... oh, wait!" I looked at Solis, my eyes wide with excitement. "Oh my God
that sounds like here! It sounds like I'm already actually doing exactly what you thing I should be doing! Awesome! — Cate Tiernan

Did we do our best to meet our priorities for that day, based on the given circumstances and unexpected life events? Today agility and fluidity are truly the key elements required - along with patience, compassion, forgiveness, and gentle discipline. Maryrose Solis, founder, March 4ward — Anonymous

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity. — Hilda Solis

Social media is the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism, one-to-many, to a many-to-many model, rooted in conversations between authors, people and peers. — Brian Solis

The good thing about social media is it gives everyone a voice. The bad thing is ... it gives everyone a voice. — Brian Solis

Welcome to a new era of marketing and service in which your brand is defined by those who experience it. — Brian Solis

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy. — Hilda Solis

Perspective is a gift nowadays. — Brian Solis

Twitter represents a collective collaboration that manifests our ability to unconsciously connect kindred voices through the experiences that move us. As such, Twitter is a human seismograph. — Brian Solis

For a fact, the Christians stole Christmas. We don't mind sharing it with them, but we don't like this pretense of theirs that it is the birthday of Jesus. It is the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun-Dies Natalis Invicti Solis. Christmas is a relic of sun worship. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area. — Hilda Solis