You're not going to make Hemingway better by adding animations.

Maintain a firm grasp of the obvious at all times.

The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.

It is very difficult to get people to focus on the most important things when you're in boom times.

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.

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

Go to bed early and wake up early. The morning hours are good.