Sanjay Subramaniam

“Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure? Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong, or will you apologize? Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love? Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling? When it’s tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless? Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder? Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

“My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

“what’s good for customers is good for shareholders.”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

“Most big technology companies are competitor focused. They see what others are doing, and then work to fast follow. In contrast, 90 to 95 percent of what we build in AWS is driven by what customers tell us they want.”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos