“I'd disagree with the characterisations of him as competitive (which I think was just misinterpretation of his ambition) or secretive (which I… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“... working at Amazon was not just a job - it was part of a visionary quest, something to give higher meaning… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it is his goofy laugh and silly grin that made people underestimate him; certainly his playfulness contributed to that perception. At… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“I didn't think he was a very 'nice' person,' says Chichilnisky [about Jeff Bezos]. 'I liked him, but he was not warm.… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“I'd disagree with the characterisations of him as competitive (which I think was just misinterpretation of his ambition) or secretive (which I think is… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“... working at Amazon was not just a job - it was part of a visionary quest, something to give higher meaning to their lives.” — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“... physical bookstores will become ever-nicer places to be. They are going to have more sofas, better lattes, nicer people working there. Good bookstores… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it is his goofy laugh and silly grin that made people underestimate him; certainly his playfulness contributed to that perception. At their wedding… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“I didn't think he was a very 'nice' person,' says Chichilnisky [about Jeff Bezos]. 'I liked him, but he was not warm. I'm not… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
“... Bezos personifies a new breed of executive that arose with the emergence of the game-changing technologies in the 1980s and 1990s ... a… — Richard Brandt Copy Share Image
![“I'd disagree with the characterisations of him as competitive (which I think was just misinterpretation of his ambition) or secretive (which I think is more about wanting to protect his team and his customers). Jeff [Bezos] could much more accurately be described as a naively optimistic geek than…” quote by Richard Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ec/richard-brandt-57088_amazon-s-founder_i-d-disagree-with-the-characterisations_65009.jpg)
![“Perhaps it is his goofy laugh and silly grin that made people underestimate him; certainly his playfulness contributed to that perception. At their wedding reception, Jeff [Bezos] and MacKenzie provided an outdoor adult play area that included water balloons.” quote by Richard Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f43/richard-brandt-57088_amazon-s-founder_perhaps-it-is-his-goofy-laugh-and-silly_1815436.jpg)
![“I didn't think he was a very 'nice' person,' says Chichilnisky [about Jeff Bezos]. 'I liked him, but he was not warm. I'm not criticising him, not a bit. It was like he could be a Martian for all I knew. A well-meaning, nice Martian.” quote by Richard Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ce/richard-brandt-57088_amazon-s-founder_i-didn-t-think-he-was-a-very-nice-person_2093592.jpg)
