The software industry has to become better in componentization. That's a clear focus for most of the software companies. How components look, how they are maintained, the ability to maintain them separately.
Fans don't like owners. They know they are somewhere - actually, in Germany, some owners are anonymous. Fans don't sympathize with owners, so ownership stays in the back.
In the '80s, when Gretzky came to the World Championships in the second or third game, you'd see this guy skating circles around the other ones. Unbelievable.
Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.
I'm very honest - brutally honest. I always look at things from their point of view as well as mine. And I know when to walk away.
At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a mother, don't forget you're a wife, don't forget you're a daughter.
I play the guitar when I want to relax. But to play the guitar, you cut the nails. So one day, I'll cut the nails off.
Slice Mango - something that, you know, is a phenomenal drink, but mango is not a flavour that is easily liked by many people in the West. People in Latin America like it. But we do a lot of Mango in India.
I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.
When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.
When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!
Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?
I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.
I like having the digital camera on my smart phone, but I also like having a dedicated camera for when I want to take real pictures.
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.
We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and they're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.
Not trying to be arrogant, but if I walked down the street and a girl saw me, she might take a look back because maybe I'm good-looking, right?
I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.
If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we'll turn out all right.
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
I just find 'Scooby-Doo' unwatchable. I can't stand it. I like all those other Hanna-Barbera shows about a thousand times more than 'Scooby-Doo.'
