People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

2015年：贝索斯致股东信《全世界对失败最宽容的公司》

当我们是大为谦卑的时候，便是我们最接近伟大的时候。

快乐是生活的关键。没有快乐，你就一无所有。

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."

唯一比被人议论更糟糕的事，就是无人议论。

The most dangerous risk of all is not taking one.

我们都有自己的小秘密，自己的小羞耻。