I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.
JEFF BEZOZWe can’t be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.
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Failure comes part and parcel with invention. It’s not optional.
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If you think about the long term then you can really make good life decisions that you won’t regret later.
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I’m going to go do this crazy thing. I’m going to start this company selling books online.
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We can’t be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.
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You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author’s world.
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One of the things that gets me up in the morning is knowing that customer expectations are always rising, and I find that very exciting.
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Be proud of your choices, not your gifts.
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If we think long term, we can accomplish things that we couldn’t otherwise accomplish.
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Position yourself with something that captures your curiosity, something that you’re missionary about.
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I try to spend my time on areas that I think are important for the future, and where I think I can add value.
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Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don’t do anything new.
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Our point of view is we will sell more if we help people make purchasing decisions.
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The human brain is an incredible pattern-matching machine.
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There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.
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Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.
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The three most important things in retail are location, location, location. The three most important things for our consumer business are technology, technology, technology.
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I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.
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We are our choices. Build yourself a great story.
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You have to use your judgment. In cases like that, we say, ‘let’s be simple minded. We know this is a feature that’s good for customers. Let’s do it.
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If you don’t understand the details of your business you are going to fail.
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A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last.
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Cultures aren’t so much planned as they evolve from that early set of people.
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I don’t buy stocks, I make stocks.
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Everything you are comes from your choices.
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One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.
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We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and thy’re the reason we’re successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.
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