The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

I believe that we should all strive to be kind and compassionate towards others.

2007年：贝索斯致股东信《我们改变工具，工具也改变我们》

最好的数学不仅仅是逻辑的；它是直观和创造性的，将严谨与想象力结合在一起。

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.