Jeff Bezos

It gets you away from some of the daily pieces of confusion. You know, I left this Wall Street firm in the middle of the year. When you do that, you walk away from your annual bonus. And that's the kind of thing that in the short term can confuse you. But if you think about the long term, then you can really make good life decisions that you won't regret later.

It gets you away from some of the daily pieces of confusion. You know, I left this Wall Street firm in the middle of the year. When you do that, you walk away from your annual bonus. And that's the kind of thing that in the short term can confuse you. But if you think about the long term, then you can really make good life decisions that you won't regret later.

In most cases, our biggest regrets turn out to be acts of omission. It's paths not taken. And they haunt us. We wonder, what would have happened? I loved that person and I never told them. And then... they married somebody else. I didn't do this. And so that's the frame of mind that I put myself in. And once I did that, once I thought about it that way, it was immediately obvious to me.

In most cases, our biggest regrets turn out to be acts of omission. It's paths not taken. And they haunt us. We wonder, what would have happened? I loved that person and I never told them. And then... they married somebody else. I didn't do this. And so that's the frame of mind that I put myself in. And once I did that, once I thought about it that way, it was immediately obvious to me.

In most cases, our biggest regrets turn out to be acts of omission. It's paths not taken. And they haunt us. We wonder, what would have happened? I loved that person and I never told them. And then... they married somebody else. I didn't do this. And so that's the frame of mind that I put myself in. And once I did that, once I thought about it that way, it was immediately obvious to me.

I knew that when I'm 80, I would never regret trying this thing that I was super excited about and failing.

I knew that when I'm 80, I would never regret trying this thing that I was super excited about and failing.

I knew that when I'm 80, I would never regret trying this thing that I was super excited about and failing.

I would be very proud of the fact when I'm 80 that I tried. And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try. And so that would be a regret. It would be a 100% chance of a regret if I didn't try and basically a 0% chance of regret if I tried and failed.

I would be very proud of the fact when I'm 80 that I tried. And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try. And so that would be a regret. It would be a 100% chance of a regret if I didn't try and basically a 0% chance of regret if I tried and failed.

I would be very proud of the fact when I'm 80 that I tried. And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try. And so that would be a regret. It would be a 100% chance of a regret if I didn't try and basically a 0% chance of regret if I tried and failed.

I'm Jeff Bezos. I'm the founder of Amazon.com.

I'm Jeff Bezos. I'm the founder of Amazon.com.

I came across this startling statistic that web usage was growing at 2300% a year. So I decided I would try and find a business plan that made sense in the context of that growth. And I picked books as the first best product to sell online.

I came across this startling statistic that web usage was growing at 2300% a year. So I decided I would try and find a business plan that made sense in the context of that growth. And I picked books as the first best product to sell online.

I also want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this.

I also want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this.

I'm actually very optimistic this time around that he seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I'm going to help him.

I'm actually very optimistic this time around that he seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I'm going to help him.

I'm actually very optimistic this time around that he seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I'm going to help him.