Jeff Bezos Quotes
You know, if you make a customer unhappy they won't tell five friends, they'll tell 5,000 friends. So, we are at a point now where we have all of the things we need to build an important and lasting company, and if we don't, it will be shame on us.
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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Even before it opened its retail arm, Beigh was renowned among pashmina cognoscenti for the quality and complexity of the work produced in its workshop, a large, airy, sunlit rectangle of a room directly across from its second-floor shop.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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We have people working for us full-time because they were forced to retire at 65. I know that I never want to stop working, and I am glad that I can offer positions to others who feel the same way.
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As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something happened to me that hurt me, I discovered that writing the truth is really therapeutic and amazing.
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What I learned with tech companies is I gotta give people room to experiment, and also to make what might later on be a mistake. This is the attitude I want to build within San Francisco - give some time to the tech community.
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There's no silver bullet when it comes to helping all children achieve. Great public schools are our best shot.
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I don't think there's something inherently irreligious about comics.
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Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.
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I think if they suddenly cut away and you realize there is a stunt guy, you're out of the movie.
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When men cut jobs, they're seen as decisive. When women do, they're vindictive.
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As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.
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As a child, we visited the San Juan Islands during the summer. Kayaking, big family meals, playing on the beach - great memories!
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My mother was the center of the family.
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It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are determined to spend your time following your own interests, you pretty much have to do it on your own.
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I love fashion; I adore it. I love the madness of it.
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I work mostly during the week, and on the weekend I get to hang out with friends, so it balances out pretty well.
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If I start thinking about who's on the opposing team and I've got to play well against that team, then the next night when we play against guys without the big names, then you don't play so well. So you try and keep a consistent approach.
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You know, if you make a customer unhappy they won't tell five friends, they'll tell 5,000 friends. So, we are at a point now where we have all of the things we need to build an important and lasting company, and if we don't, it will be shame on us.
