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

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

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.

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

Who is Tom? There is no Tom. If we sell a pair of shoes today, we give away a pair of shoes tomorrow. Originally we thought of "Tomorrow's Shoes," but I could only fit "TOMS" on the label. I had no idea everybody would want to meet him. There is no Tom; it's an idea for a better tomorrow.

People always ask me, when I had the idea for TOMS, did it change my life? As romantic and noble as it is, no it did not change my life. But when I went to Argentina on that first shoe-drop, it did change my life.

The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.