Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.

The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

2015年：贝索斯致股东信《全世界对失败最宽容的公司》

释义：谦虚的君子，即使处于卑微的地位，也能以谦虚的态度自我约束，而不因为位卑，就在品德方面放松修养。现常用“卑以自牧”表示以谦卑自守，以谦卑的态度修养自心。

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

晶体管是一个等待被发现的发现。

文学真正的力量在于它能为无声者发声。

To write is to carve words into the flesh of time.

I think that the most interesting art is the art that makes you think about what you're looking at.

合理储蓄，积极投资。学习你所应学。