The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

我告诉过你们我会成为第一，我做到了。

"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there."

2002年：贝索斯致股东信《同时提供领先世界的用户体验，和价格最低的产品》

我对英雄不感兴趣，我对幸存者感兴趣。