从挫折中获得智慧、变得坚强，意味着你比以往任何时候都更有能力生存。只有在逆境来临的时候，你才会真正认识你自己，了解身边的人。这种了解是真正的财富，虽然是用痛苦换来的，但比我以前得到的任何资格证书都有用。
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.
Genetics is the archaeology of the living.
全球化帮助数亿人达到了更高的生活水平，超出了他们或大多数经济学家的想象。但对数百万人来说，全球化并未奏效。许多人实际上变得更糟，因为他们看到自己的工作被摧毁，生活变得更加不安全。
简单不是缺乏复杂性，而是对复杂性的解决。
可持续性不是一种选择，而是我们对后代的责任。
2015年：贝索斯致股东信《全世界对失败最宽容的公司》
We all have multiple identities - the trick is to embrace them all.
People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.