以数学为基础的决策需要广泛的共识，而以判断为基础的决策经常引起争议，至少要等到付诸实践才能得到证明。任何不愿意忍受争议的机构，在做出第一类决策时也会限制自己。而在我们看来，这样做不仅会限制争议——也会限制创新和长期价值的创造。
2005年：贝索斯致股东信《尽管是数字在发挥作用，但决策因素还是“判断”》
Architecture is the art of making the invisible visible.
The best way to be happy is to be grateful.
"We are all prisoners of our own desires, and freedom is just another form of captivity."
民主的未来取决于其适应新挑战和自我更新的能力。
The man who is fit to work at any particular trade is unable to understand the science of that trade without the help and guidance of those who are working with him or over him.
The thing about fantasy is that it allows you to create a world that is completely different from our own, and yet, it can still reflect the truths of our world.
爱是在无意义中找到意义。