2018年，贝索斯致股东信

I have always been a very independent person, and I still am.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

你无法改变过去，但可以塑造未来。

We are punished by our sins not for them.

改变始于质疑现状的勇气。

确保和平的最佳方式是维持大国之间的权力平衡。

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

市场是所有参与者集体心理的反映。

"The best performances are those that come from a place of deep vulnerability and honesty."