The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. So the light bulb is what wired the world. And they weren't thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They were really thinking about -…

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But there's so much kludge, so much terrible stuff, we are at the 1908 Hurley...

But there's so much kludge, so much terrible stuff, we are at the 1908 Hurley...

Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they...

Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they...

Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold...

Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold...

There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at...

There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at...

If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of...

If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of...

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation...

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom...

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom...

Work hard, have fun, make history.

Work hard, have fun, make history.

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts....

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts....

What's dangerous is not to evolve.

What's dangerous is not to evolve.

What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for...

What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for...

There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and...

There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and...

Your brand is formed primarily, not by what your company says about itself, but what...

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

We live immersed in narrative, recounting and reassessing the meaning of our past actions, anticipating...

We live immersed in narrative, recounting and reassessing the meaning of our past actions, anticipating...

No cause of action arises from a bare promise

No cause of action arises from a bare promise

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small...

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small...

If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can...

If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can...