Active management is a negative-sum game before costs and a loser's game after costs.

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.

Life is too short to waste on things that don't matter.

I've seen so much folly and stupidity on the part of our major philanthropic groups, including the world bank.I really have more confidence in building up the more capitalistic ventures like Costco.

2001：贝索斯致股东信《我们始终坚持现金流为王》