Business Quotes

"What's dangerous is not to evolve."

"Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful."

"The human brain is an incredible pattern-matching machine."

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

"Our motto at Blue Origin is 'Gradatim Ferociter': 'Step by Step, Ferociously."

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

"If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering."

"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."

"The common question that gets asked in business is, 'Why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'Why not?"

"There'll always be serendipity involved in discovery."

"My view is there's no bad time to innovate."

"The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk to you. It just works."

"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 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."