I love my life. I love being an inventor.

Many of the traits that make Amazon unusual are now deeply ingrained in the culture. In fact, if I wanted to change them, I couldn't. The cultures are self-reinforcing, and that's a good thing.

Cultures, for better or worse, are very stable.

You don't chose your passion, your passion choses you

The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?

If you think about the long term then you can really make good life decisions that you won’t regret later.

People who were right a lot of the time were people who often changed their minds.