I think that, ah, I'm a very goofy sort of person in many ways. Jeff Bezos goofypersonsort Change image and share on social
We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business. Jeff Bezos bottombusinessexpect Change image and share on social
The one thing that offends me the most is when I walk by a bank and see ads trying to convince people to take out second mortgages on their home so they can go on vacation. That's approaching evil. Jeff Bezos approachbankconvince Change image and share on social
On the Internet, companies are scale businesses, characterized by high fixed costs and relatively low variable costs. You can be two sizes: You can be big, or you can be small. It's very hard to be medium. A lot of medium-sized companies had the financing rug pulled out from under them before they could get big. Jeff Bezos bigbusinesscharacterize share on social
You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world. Jeff Bezos authorloselove Change image and share on social
Percentage margins don't matter. What matters always is dollar margins: the actual dollar amount. Companies are valued not on their percentage margins, but on how many dollars they actually make, and a multiple of that. Jeff Bezos actualamountcompany share on social
If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting. Jeff Bezos criticinteresttolerate Change image and share on social
When it comes to space, I see it as my job, I'm building infrastructure the hard way. I'm using my resources to put in place heavy lifting infrastructure so the next generation of people can have a dynamic, entrepreneurial explosion into space. Jeff Bezos builddynamicentrepreneurial share on social
I don't want to use my creative energy on somebody else's user interface. Jeff Bezos creativeenergyinterface Change image and share on social