Jeff Bezos Quotes
The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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This ain't a football game, we do this every day.
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Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time.
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Roc Nation has an army. I'm happy because this is what I needed. I have the music, but they have the muscle.
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I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.
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If I have the TV on, it's either a Mets game or 'SportsCenter.'
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I was never a monist - always a diversitarian.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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Print is at the very, very top in the fashion business - of course it is.
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Tides are like politics. They come and go with a great deal of fuss and noise, but inevitably they leave the beach just as they found it. On those few occasions when major change does occur, it is rarely good news.
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The army is always the same. The sun and the moon change. The army knows no seasons.
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While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field.
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For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise.
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Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.
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I always prided myself on the fact that I could live out of milk crates forever. It was kind of my way of detaching from materialism.
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The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?
