I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.
JB
Jeff BezosInterview, Academy of Achievement (2001)
About Jeff Bezos
Founder of Amazon and the space company Blue Origin. (b. 1964)
More from Jeff Bezos
- If you absolutely can't tolerate critics, then don't do anything new or interesting.Interview, Code Conference (2016)
- Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.Interview, The Washington Post (2013)
- Be stubborn on your vision but flexible on the details.As quoted in The New Yorker (2019)
- Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.Princeton University baccalaureate address (2010)
- In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.Princeton University baccalaureate address (2010)
- To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it's going to work, it's not an experiment.Amazon shareholder letter (2015)
More quotes on courage
- I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom.Harriet Tubman
- The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.Rosa Parks
- I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.Rosa Parks
- I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.Rosa Parks
- Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.John Lewis
- We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.John Lewis
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