"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."

2003年：贝索斯致股东信《寄希望于通过为客户提供最大的价值，从而创造更长远的利润》

我喜欢在压力下比赛，我喜欢困难的情况。

我不认为每个人都应该成为数学家，但我确实相信许多学生没有给数学一个真正的机会。