Society can and does execute its own mandates， and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right， or any mandates at all in things with which it ought not to meddle， it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many kinds of political oppression， since， though not usually upheld by such extreme penalties， it leaves fewer means of escape， penetrating much more deeply into the details of life， and enslaving the soul itself.

只有通过观察自己的行为，你才能发现自己真正相信什么（而不是你认为自己相信什么）。在此之前，你根本不知道自己相信什么。你太复杂了，无法理解自己。

I think we have a unique culture at Amazon that encourages both risk-taking and long-term thinking.

The dead are our silent partners in the search for truth.

The development of an enterprise depends on the strength of the team. No matter how strong an individual is, their ability is limited.

在感知领域，整体不仅大于其部分之和，而且与其部分之和非常不同。