I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life.
我坚持花很多时间，几乎每天，只是坐下来思考。这在美国商业环境中非常罕见。我阅读并且思考。因此，我比大多数商业人士阅读和思考得更多，也更少做出冲动性的决策。我这么做，是因为我喜欢这样的生活。
The poet's task is to find the eternal in the transient.
写作是一种治疗方式；有时我想知道那些不写作、不绘画、不创作音乐的人如何逃离人类与生俱来的疯狂、忧郁和恐慌。
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》
En cada historia hay un pedazo de verdad, aunque esté disfrazada de mentira.
The best way to understand markets is to see them as dynamic systems.
领导力就是今天做出艰难的决定，这些决定将定义明天的遗产。
