Jeff Bezos: 10 quotes from Amazon's founder to become a better entrepreneur

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“Stress comes from ignoring the things that you shouldn’t be ignoring.”

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“You need to understand the details of your business to succeed.”

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“Failure and invention are inseparable twins.”

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“Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.”

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“I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.”

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“The human brain is an incredible pattern-matching machine.”

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“Complaining is not a strategy. You have to work with the world as you find it, not as you would have it be.”

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“The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, or doesn't need to talk to you. It just works.”

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“If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting.”

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“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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