Jeff Bezos Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Because I'm a big guy, I was always playing the bad guy or whatever, but after I did 'The Blind Side,' where I played a father who's a really loving, likeable sort of person, a lot of those barriers were broken down. People saw me as something softer, not so much as a heavy anymore.
-
I'm pretty much friendly and compassionate to everybody. But not to people in the ring.
-
Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, contend in majors, win majors. I thought they were crazy.
-
I think that Richard Nixon is a great man and that he is very dedicated to what he does. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended the Republican National Convention in Miami. You can really tell that he is willing to go out of his way to help the American people.
-
I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.
-
You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
-
I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
-
The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist ideologies.
-
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
-
It is important not to trust people too much.
-
I practice yoga at home to a TV show called 'Inhale,' taught by Steve Ross. I figured that if the people on the show could stretch that deep then I could too. I ended up pulling my hip flexor. But that's how I met my husband. Paul was the physical therapist my coach called to meet with me after hours.
-
I trust people too much, and the other tragedy is I can't say no.
-
I had a world of people raising me; it was like a little village.
-
What's important to me is people just being people.
-
I was the Republican governor of the heavily Democratic state of New Mexico. I focused on good government, and I got it done - just like my running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. The people of New Mexico reelected me by a comfortable margin. Ditto for Weld.
-
I'm a very consistent leader, and people won't find me different day to day. You won't have to have the sort of conversation that says, 'How is she today? Is this a good day to have this conversation?' You won't find that situation with me. I treat people with respect.
-
When I go on holiday and people ask me what I do, I tell them I do some internet stuff and I've done a couple of books and I hope they just leave it at that.
-
Most of the stuff that people look at on Quora today was not written in the last month. You write something really good, and maybe it's the definitive answer on the Internet for the next 10 years. Maybe it's only a year, but not like a tweet, where it's only relevant for a day or a week.
-
I'm not entirely sure why I write about family, but I do know that it hasn't stopped interesting me. You meet and leave other people at different stages of your evolution, whereas family is made up of people who are constant links in your life, who know you over the course of time and have your complete curriculum vitae in their heads.
-
It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity.
-
In the entertainment business, everybody is desperately insecure, and the guys in Silicon Valley seem to be slightly overconfident.
-
When every moment is constantly being filmed, it's hard to relax.
-
For many people, extended reading sessions on an LCD display cause eyestrain.
