Jeff Bezos Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.”

“Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.”

“Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.”

“What consumerism really is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don't actually improve their lives.”

“Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities.”

“There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.”

“I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.”

“What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for what Amazon.com is becoming.”

“I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it's not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that's not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.”

“What's dangerous is not to evolve.”