Any astronauts on board would have had a very nice journey into space and a smooth return. — Jeff Bezos

I have won this lottery. It’s a gigantic lottery, and it’s called Amazon.com. And I’m using my lottery winnings to push us a little further into space. — Jeff Bezos

The long–term vision is millions of people living and working in space. we need a space–faring civilization. — Jeff Bezos

Your margin is my opportunity. — Jeff Bezos

It’s not an experiment if you know it’s going to work. — Jeff Bezos

Work hard, have fun, make history. — Jeff Bezos

If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work, you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table. — Jeff Bezos

The best customer service is if the customer doesn’t need to call you, doesn’t need to talk to you. It just works. — Jeff Bezos

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. — Jeff Bezos

I’m skeptical of any mission that has advertisers at its centerpiece. — Jeff Bezos

Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don’t do anything new. — Jeff Bezos

I don’t want to use my creative energy on somebody else’s user interface. — Jeff Bezos

Position yourself with something that captures your curiosity, something that you’re missionary about. — Jeff Bezos

My view is there’s no bad time to innovate. — Jeff Bezos

Blue origin time to go back to the moon. — Jeff Bezos

We humans have become so technologically sophisticated that in certain ways We’re dangerous to ourselves. it’s going to be increasingly important over time for humanity to take a longer–term view of its future. — Jeff Bezos

Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time. — Jeff Bezos

In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. In the new world, that inverts. — Jeff Bezos

In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured In me, i have a disproportionate amount of money to share, my approach to philanthropy will contInue to be thoughtful. it will take time and effort and care. — Jeff Bezos

People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often. — Jeff Bezos

People who are right a lot, they listen a lot. they also change their mind a lot, they wake up, and they re–analyze things all the time. — Jeff Bezos

Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient. — Jeff Bezos

It’s easier to invent the future than to predict it. — Brad Stone

One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out. — Jeff Bezos

Someone energized by competitive zeal may select and be happy in one culture, while Someone who loves to pioneer and invent may choose another. — Jeff Bezos

We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’re successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient. — Jeff Bezos

I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out. — Jeff Bezos

A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last. — Jeff Bezos

Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer. — Brad Stone

My own view is that every company requires a long–term view. — Jeff Bezos

If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away. — Jeff Bezos

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. — Jeff Bezos

As a company, one of our greatest cultural strengths is accepting the fact that if you’re going to invent, you’re going to disrupt. — Jeff Bezos

Part of company culture is path–dependent–it’s the lessons you learn along the way. — Jeff Bezos

We faced no like–minded competition for 7 years. it’s unbelievable, the enterprise companies didn’t see amazon as a credible enterprise software company. — Jeff Bezos

One of the things that I hope will distinguish Amazon.com is that we continue to be a company that defies easy analogy. This requires a lot of innovation, and innovation requires a lot of random walk. — Jeff Bezos

Great industries are never made from single companies. There is room in space for a lot of winners. — Jeff Bezos

We need american workers to get products to american customers, apple is a uniquely american company whose success is only possible in this country. — Jeff Bezos