The past is a shadow that follows us, but it doesn't have to define us.

青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

2001：贝索斯致股东信《我们始终坚持现金流为王》

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

我从事一项前无古人、后无来者的事业。我要把一个人的真实面目全部地展示在世人面前；此人便是我。

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

人出生时都是诚实的，死去时却都成了骗子。