Jeff Bezos

I don’t know about you, but most of my exchanges with cashiers are not that meaningful.

Jeff Bezos

I feel like in one year it’s very easy to go from Internet poster boy to Internet piсata.

Jeff Bezos

I know Elon, we’re very like minded in many ways. We’re not conceptual twins. One thing I want us to do is go to Mars, but for me it’s one thing. He’s singularly focused on that. I think motivation wise, for me I don’t find that plan B idea motivating. I don’t want a plan B for Earth, I want plan B to make sure plan A works.

Jeff Bezos

I like having the digital camera on my smart phone, but I also like having a dedicated camera for when I want to take real pictures.

Jeff Bezos

I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.

Jeff Bezos

I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.

Jeff Bezos

I think that, ah, I’m a very goofy sort of person in many ways.

Jeff Bezos

I went to Princeton specifically to study physics.

Jeff Bezos

I’m going to go do this crazy thing. I’m going to start this company selling books online.

Jeff Bezos

I’m not prepared to make any multi-decade commitments.

Jeff Bezos