Jeff Bezos Quotes

I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.

We can't be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.

Everything you are comes from your choices.

Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room

The smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they’d already solved. They’re open to new points of view, new information, new ideas, contradictions, and challenges to their own way of thinking.

Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.

Work hard, have fun and make history.

Obsess about customers, not competitors.

One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you.

People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often

If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.

We are our choices. Build yourself a great story.

If you never want to be criticized, for goodness sake don't do anything new.

If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.

To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable.

If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to fail; you have to be willing to think long term; and you have to be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.

Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life.

We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.

The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?

A company shouldn't get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn't last.

I try to spend my time on areas that I think are important for the future, and where I think I can add value.

Above all else, align with customers. Win when they win. Win only when they win.

We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and thy're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.

Be proud of your choices, not your gifts.

If we think long term, we can accomplish things that we couldn't otherwise accomplish.