There was a clear lesson here — and that was that the Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants.

The surveillance state has run amok. Technology that's enabled us to send selfies 24/7 - not that valuable - has also enabled us to be spied upon us 24/7.

If you imagine Maslow's hierarchy of needs, if you can get all those requirements checked off and have all those amazing things that we need to just live lives, but actually get to do the thing that you're really passionate about.

It turns out the Internet is this amazing resource for everyone who has access to it.

If I'm at the University of Georgia and I can't inspire this room full of students, OK, fine. I'm not going to take it personally. Maybe a little bit, but I'll be all right.

I like sarcasm. I like snark.

The people who are going to be succeeding are not going to be waiting around for anyone's permission.