"We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and they're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient."

"What's dangerous is not to evolve."

"If your customer base is aging with you, then eventually you are going to become obsolete or irrelevant."

"If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away."

"I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long."

"Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent."

"Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true."

"Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others - its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path."