People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often

The smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they’d already solved. They’re open to new points of view, new information, new ideas, contradictions, and challenges to their own way of thinking.

I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.

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

In the end, we are our choices.

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.

If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company.