"I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying."

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Source : "King of Cyber-Commerce". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 4, 2001.

Jeff Bezos

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“Felicity grimaced in agreement. â€œNo, you are perfectly correct. I did not realize how vital the approbation of oneâ€™s butler is in allowing for nocturnal autonomy.”
“I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible with the kind of religion that posits a Creator. To my way of thinking, an omnipotent being who sets up a universe in which thinking beings proliferate, grow old, and die (usually in agony, alone, and in fear) is a cosmic sadist.”

Source : Charles Stross (2010). “The Fuller Memorandum”, p.113, Penguin
“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”
“How to live simply? It is a big question. Let the answer come into the empty space that one must create in oneself. Trying to live simply is not the way - we don't know how. Trying to fix it is filling the space with activity, when what is needed is to empty oneself and allow an answer to appear.”
“Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; Three, sir; Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor. Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have begun.”

Source : Alfred Bester (1996). “The Demolished Man”, Vintage
“Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.”
“I didn't realize how hard it was to run a small business.”
“My city was betrayed by the weak...”

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