From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.

A baker's hands should be gentle but confident, like a musician playing an instrument.

解读：靠炫耀、攀比获得的虚荣感，依赖外界认可，根基不稳，一旦外界夸赞消失，内心只剩空虚失落，劝诫远离虚荣，追求真实价值。

2016年：贝索斯致股东信《每天都要像创业的第一天那样》

We work with what is there because it has value.

Writing is a way of bearing witness.

The world is everything that is the case.

最好的交易是那些基本面、技术面和市场情绪都对你有利的交易。如果你能找到同时具备这三个特征的交易，你就找到了一个潜在的金矿。