Jeff Bezos

I think that the future is going to be very different from the past, and I'm very excited about it.

I think it's important to have a good vision and to be able to communicate it effectively.

I think it's important to have a good sense of humor, because life is too short to be serious all the time.

I'm not a big fan of vacations. I think work is my vacation.

I think that the internet is a collective consciousness that's growing.

I think it's important to have a purpose in life. Otherwise, what's the point?

I'm not a fan of bureaucracy. I think it's a terrible thing.

I think the biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

I think it's possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.

I think that the electric car is going to be the future of transportation.

I think that we're going to see a lot of really amazing things happen in the next 20 years.

If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting.

Complaining is not a strategy. We have to work with the world as we find it, not as we would like it to be.

It's not an experiment if you know it's going to work.

I believe in the long term. I believe in the customer.

We are not competitors with bookstores. We are competitors with sleep.

If you don't understand the details of your business, you are going to fail.

It's always Day 1.

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.

I believe in the wisdom of crowds, and I believe in the wisdom of two pizza teams.