When you receive criticism from well-meaning people, it pays to ask, ‘Are they right?’ And if they are, you need to adapt… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don't do anything new. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I'm skeptical that the novel will be "reinvented." If you start thinking about a medical textbook or something, then, yes, I think… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I think technology advanced faster than anticipated. In that whirlwind, a lot of companies didn't survive. The reason we have done well is because,… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
The death knell for any enterprise is to glorify the past -- no matter how good it was. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
We also have no incentive compensation of any kind. And the reason we don’t is because it is detrimental to teamwork. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
If you build a great product or service, people will talk about it. But it starts with having something that's worth talking about. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
We're not competitor obsessed, we're customer obsessed. We start with the customer and we work backwards. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
One of the things that I'm very excited about with New Shepard, which is our suborbital tourism vehicle, is using that to get a… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
I wouldn't be surprised if history records Tim Berners-Lee as the second Gutenberg. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share
