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.

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.

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

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

What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for what Amazon.com is becoming.

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.

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

It's hard to find things that won't sell online.

Everything you are comes from your choices.

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

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.

There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber!

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.

The hand is the visible part of the brain.

If 'Obama-care' becomes fully implemented in 2014, it's going to bankrupt states.

When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces...I just know they're about to jab me with something.

There's such a huge world out there; I haven't even begun to scratch the surface.

Exercise is like meditation for me, and I'm giving myself that time... I can't live without it now.

I like being surrounded by great people.

Complete weakness and dependence will always be the occasion for the Spirit of God to manifest His power.