452 Quotes by JEFF BEZOS

If you look at academic studies, you can see that stock prices are most closely correlated with cash flow. It’s such a straightforward number. Cash flow is what will drive shareholder returns.

Start With the Customer and Work Backward.

People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding your horse to work just because you love it.

We’re not competitor obsessed, we’re customer obsessed. We start with the customer and we work backwards.

If you’re going to invest in an Internet stock, you must be a long-term investor.

If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we’ll turn out all right.

It’s perfectly healthy-encouraged, even- to have an idea tomorrow that contradicted your idea today.

What characteristics do I look for when hiring somebody? That’s one of the questions I ask when interviewing. I want to know what kind of people they would hire.

If you’re long-term oriented, customer interests and shareholder interests are aligned.