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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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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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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The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.
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My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully.
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And you wouldn't believe what a small world it is because everyone seems to know that I was a Playmate. You wouldn't be scared of me, would you?
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I get offered movies probably twice a month and they are just generally bad.
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You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
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I do believe there's a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches.
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Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship - that no doubt requires the assistance of a slight physical antipathy.
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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.
