文学的本质在于捕捉人类存在的短暂瞬间，并通过文字赋予它们永恒。

追求数学真理就是追求美、优雅和简洁。

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

我们地球的过去历史必须通过现在可以看到的现象来解释。

People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner." I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.

我们手里的金钱是保持自由的一种工具；我们所追求的金钱，则是使自己当奴隶的一种工具。

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”》

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

幸福不在于财富和黄金，幸福之感存在于灵魂之中。